Greta, the Manager of a Company, Has Implemented a Payments-For-Suggestions

question 33

Multiple Choice

Greta, the manager of a company, has implemented a payments-for-suggestions plan whereby employees get paid for providing valid suggestions that can help the company. She found that not many employees came forward with suggestions. Upon further investigation, she found out that employees did not think that they would actually be paid for making suggestions. So, she made the payments-for-suggestions plan part of their work contract, which guaranteed that they would be paid. According to Vroom's expectancy-valence theory, Greta has increased the ________ of her plan to motivate her employees.

• A) instrumentality
• B) expectancy
• C) valence
• D) reinforcement

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Definitions:

Acetyl CoA

Acetyl CoA is a central metabolite in energy metabolism, acting as a substrate for the citric acid cycle and involved in the synthesis and oxidation of fatty acids.

Citric Acid Cycle

A sequence of biochemical processes that all oxygen-using organisms employ to produce energy by converting acetate, obtained from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, into carbon dioxide.

Acetyl Group

A 2-carbon group derived from acetic acid (acetate).

FADH₂

A reduced form of flavin adenine dinucleotide, a redox-active coenzyme involved in cellular respiration.