Will Cears works at Mesner Corp as a middle-level manager. Will ...

[Kthamas]

Will Cears works at Mesner Corp as a middle-level manager. Will recognizes that his firm is plagued by organizational politics.
 
  Since he is not good at playing games, he frequently engages in defensive behaviors in order to protect himself and his interests. Will is frustrated because he believes that he has little control over his environment and his environment is uncomfortable to him. He has had some success at establishing a sense of control for himself by appearing to be cooperative and supportive to his colleagues. However, he continues to hold his reservations against politicking and does not engage in it. This is an example of ________ in order to avoid action, blame, or change.
  A) buffing
  B) buck passing
  C) scapegoating
  D) misrepresenting
  E) stalling

Question 2

What is an advantage of bonuses over merit-based pay plan?
 
  A) Employees don't view bonuses as a part of their salary.
  B) Bonuses improve flexibility of the workforce.
  C) Bonuses are paid based on a formula.
  D) Bonuses improve performance of the group as a whole.
  E) Employees are rewarded for recent performance.

[lorealeza77]

Answer to Question 1

E
Explanation: E) Stalling is appearing to be more or less supportive publicly while doing little or nothing privately.

Answer to Question 2

E
Explanation: E) The incentive effects of performance bonuses are generally higher than those of merit pay because, rather than paying for performance years ago (that was rolled into base pay), bonuses reward recent performance.