After a Rough Week and Against Her Better Judgment, Pari

question 35

Multiple Choice

After a rough week and against her better judgment, Pari tells Vihaan she is tired of arguing with him over trip reports. She makes an exception for him and, against policy, says he no longer needs to fill them out. A week later, another sales rep comes to her and asks to stop preparing reports, just like Vihaan. Why do you think Pari now has a managerial problem?

• A) She misused the expectancy theory with Vihaan.
• B) She misused the ERG theory with Vihaan.
• C) She failed to provide procedural justice.
• D) She administered punishment to Vihaan.
• E) She provided extrinsic rewards to Vihaan.

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Definitions:

Unearned Revenue

Revenue received by a company for goods or services that are yet to be delivered or performed.

Cash

The most liquid form of assets, representing currency or assets that can be immediately turned into currency.

Prepaid Expense

An expense that is paid for in advance and recorded as an asset until it is actually incurred.

Double-Entry Bookkeeping

An accounting system in which the recording of each transaction affects two or more accounts and the total of the debits is equal to the total of the credits.