In which of the following cases is a manager using the market ...

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In which of the following cases is a manager using the market mechanism system of control to encourage alignment with organizational objectives?
 
  A) Jake prefers to avoid rigid rules of behavior and guides his team to desired standards of behavior informally.
  B) Supervisors at L&E maintain a strict log of employee performance and use this to encourage improvement.
  C) B&S emphasizes single-point accountability for all mistakes in the product and managers monitor employees at all times.
  D) The members of the sales team at BKC receive a commission on every sale above a certain fixed value.
  E) Gensys Systems relies on the influence of social networks and peers to improve employee performance.

Question 2

Blackbird Inc, a PR company, aims to hire the best candidates possible. The company recruiting policy is to administer a standardized intelligence test to all applicants.
 
  The company selects only those candidates who score above ninety percent on the test. Blackbird aims to create a friendly, informal atmosphere at work and achieves this with innovative workspaces and numerous facilities for employees. Despite this, however, at least fifty percent of new recruits leave within six months and most cite dissatisfaction with their work as their reason for leaving. Which of the following best explains this?
  A) Standardized application forms and tests have been discredited as recruitment tools.
  B) Blackbird's recruiting process fails to match the person to the tasks to be performed.
  C) The performance appraisals at Blackbird give equal weightage to qualitative and quantitative factors.
  D) Compensation is less important than workplace factors in predicting employee satisfaction.
  E) The human resources department at Blackbird overemphasizes the advocacy role.

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B

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