Match the components of compensation with their definitions. Across-the-board increase Across-the-board increase drop zone empty. Merit pay Merit pay drop zone empty. Success-sharing plans Success-sharing plans drop zone empty. Individual incentive Individual incentive drop zone empty. Permanent increase in salary given to all employees regardless of performance Permanent increase in salary given to an employee as a function of some evaluation of employee performance A generic category of variable pay that is linked to some measure of group/organization performance Variable pay linked directly to an objective measure of each employee's performance