2.5.1 and 2.5.4

A motivated employee is one that:

• Is paid a high salary

• Wants to perform as well as possible at work

• Is never absent from work

• Is given a discount on any business products

How is a worker on commission paid?According to how much time is worked

• According to how much time is worked

• According to the level of output

• According to how many items are sold

Which of the following is an example of a fringe benefit?

• A salary

• Commission

• A company car

What does it mean if a worker is paid piece rates?

• Their pay is based on how much time they've worked

• Their pay is based on how much output is made

• Their pay is based on how many items are sold

The passing of authority from one level to another is called:

• Delegation

• Responsibility

• Chain of Command

• Span of Control

If a worker is paid by the hour what does their take-home pay depend on?

• How much time they have worked

• How much output they have made

• How many items they have sold

Which of the following is an advantage to a business of delayering its organisational structure?

• The duties of employees may be reduced

• Spans of control will become narrower

• Promotional opportunities will improve

• Staff costs will be reduced in the long term

In which type of organisational structure would communication from the top of the organisation to the bottom layer of the organisation be the fastest?

• Tall

• Flat

• Hierarchical

• Regional

Which of the following statements best describes the term span of control?

• The formal channels of communication in an organisation

• Removal of a level in an organisational structure

• The number of levels in an organisational hierarchy

• The number of people that directly report to a line manager

A benefit to a business of having a highly productive workforce is that:

• Total output will always increase

• Demand will increase

• Unit costs will fall

• More staff can be employed