If a manager is confident in her abilities, then: A) | implicit incentives such as the manager losing her job act as a complement for explicit incentives, such as stock options. |
| B) | implicit incentives such as stock options act as a substitute for explicit incentives, such as the manager losing her job. |
| C) | implicit incentives such as stock options act as a complement for explicit incentives, such as the manager losing her job. |
| D) | implicit incentives such as the manager losing her job act as a substitute for explicit incentives, such as stock options. |
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Answer and Explanation
Stock options are explicit incentives. An example of an implicit incentive would be the manager losing her job. If a manager is confident in her abilities, then she would be willing to accept a higher probability of being fired for increased compensation. In this case, a strong implicit incentive would be accompanied by an attractive compensation package and the two types of incentives would be measured as substitutes.
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