Choose the Best Answer

question 16

Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer. To find and fix the cause of underperformance, a manager needs to:

• A) psychoanalyse the underperforming employee, either themselves or through formal counselling, to determine the root of the problem.
• B) investigate whether the employee has been fully trained in the job and done the job for long enough to have built up the necessary experience and confidence.
• C) consider whether the employee's job is correctly designed.
• D) diagnose the cause of the poor performance by looking at all aspects of the 'five keys', and determining which are applicable.
• E) offer the employee positive incentives such as greater pay or better working conditions.

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Definitions:

Definitional Premise

A premise containing the definition of a key term.

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Premises

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