Merit pay plans appear to be the most common form of compensation in the United States. Although widely used, these systems are not suitable for all kinds of jobs. Based on your knowledge of merit pay systems, identify at least three jobs for which merit pay is inappropriate. Be sure to provide your rationale given the knowledge you now have.

Merit pay plans appear to be the most common form of compensation in the United States. Although widely used, these systems are not suitable for all kinds of jobs. Based on your knowledge of merit pay systems, identify at least three jobs for which merit pay is inappropriate. Be sure to provide your rationale given the knowledge you now have.

Principles of Management

OER 2019th Edition

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Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter11: Human Resource Management

Section11.1: An Introduction To Human Resource Management

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