The Best Way to Use Bonuses in a Change Effort

question 20

Multiple Choice

The best way to use bonuses in a change effort is to:

• A) announce them ahead of time so people can work to earn them.
• B) provide them after the fact as a reinforcement.
• C) use them randomly to boost morale.
• D) bonuses should not be used because of the negative impact of extrinsic rewards on motivation and creativity.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A rapid and temporary electrical charge that passes along the membrane of a nerve or muscle cell, initiating activity.

Repolarization Phase

The stage of a heartbeat where heart muscle cells return to their resting electrical state, following depolarization.

Depolarization Phase

The stage in the action potential of a cell in which the cell membrane's charge becomes more positive compared to its resting state.

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a cellular membrane due to the flow of ions in and out of the neuron.