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What is the payment system where workers receive an amount of money for each unit produced?

  • Bonus payments
  • Piece rates (correct)
  • Time rates
  • Performance-related pay (PRP)

Which payment system is designed for non-manual workers where pay increases are given if performance targets are met?

  • Commission
  • Performance-related pay (PRP) (correct)
  • Bonus payments
  • Time rates

What is a 'perk' over and above the normal wage or salary?

  • Job rotation
  • Employee pension contributions
  • Subsidized meals
  • Free private health insurance (correct)

What is the term for getting a higher paid job at a higher level within the same organization?

<p>Promotion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the payment based on the value of sales, usually a percentage of sales made?

<p>Commission (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the payment system where workers receive an amount of money for each unit produced?

<p>Piece rates (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which payment system is designed for non-manual workers where pay increases are given if performance targets are met?

<p>Performance-related pay (PRP) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a 'perk' over and above the normal wage or salary?

<p>Free private health insurance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for getting a higher paid job at a higher level within the same organization?

<p>Promotion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the payment based on the value of sales, usually a percentage of sales made?

<p>Commission (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of directors in a business?

<p>Run the business (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the span of control in a business?

<p>Number of people a person is directly responsible for in a business (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of supervisors in a business?

<p>Monitor the work in their particular area (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a flat organizational structure?

<p>Few levels of management with a wide span of control (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the responsibility of professional staff in a business?

<p>Are skilled and highly trained like lawyers and doctors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Payment Systems

  • Piecework: workers receive an amount of money for each unit produced
  • Performance-related pay: pay increases are given if performance targets are met, designed for non-manual workers
  • Commission: payment based on the value of sales, usually a percentage of sales made

Career Development

  • Promotion: getting a higher paid job at a higher level within the same organization

Fringe Benefits

  • Perk: a benefit over and above the normal wage or salary

Organizational Structure

  • Directors: responsible for making strategic decisions
  • Span of control: the number of subordinates directly reporting to a supervisor or manager
  • Supervisors: responsible for overseeing and guiding employees
  • Flat organizational structure: characterized by a small number of layers, with each manager having a wide span of control

Staff Roles

  • Professional staff: responsible for providing expert advice and guidance in a specific area

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