Much fanfare was made about Quon’s latest bonus in the office. He has always been a high performer. However, this year he received an extra-large bonus. His coworker Hannah got a little tired of hearing about Quon’s bonus and decided that next year she would win some of the bonus money. Which advantage of individual incentives does this illustrate?

A. They make it easy to evaluate individual employees.
B. They offer the ability to match rewards to employee desires.
C. They promote the link between performance and results.
D. They may motivate less productive employees to work harder.


D. They may motivate less productive employees to work harder.

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