Which of the following is not a recommended guideline for designing an effective incentive compensation system? a) Making generous across-the-board wage and salary increases for all company personnel the cornerstone of monetary rewards and having a reward system that consists of at least 50 percent non-monetary rewards and incentives
b) Keeping the time between achieving the target performance outcome and the payment of the reward as short as possible
c) Making sure the performance targets each individual or team is expected to achieve involve outcomes that the individual or team can personally affect
d) Administering the reward system with scrupulous objectivity and fairness
e) Strictly avoid rewarding people who have tried hard, gone the extra mile, and yet fallen short of achieving their assigned performance targets (even if the shortfall might be due to circumstances beyond their control)