What Do Complex Research Findings on an Equity Approach to Motivation

question 16

Multiple Choice

What do complex research findings on an equity approach to motivation mean for what international managers should do?

• A) Mangers should think through how their own cultural values might affect their use of equity rules in doling out rewards
• B) Managers should implement motivational methods with which they are most familiar
• C) Managers should take the time needed to understand how their subordinates' cultural values might affect their assessment of equity rules when they are used
• D) Both a and c

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

The interest rate used in discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis to determine the present value of future cash flows, influencing investment decisions and valuation.

Compounded Interest

Interest calculated on the initial principal, which also includes all of the accumulated interest from previous periods on a deposit or loan.

Effective Annual Rate

The real interest rate on an investment or loan, taking into account the effect of compounding interest as opposed to just the nominal or stated rate.

Compounded Monthly

Interest on a loan or investment calculated monthly on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods.