Employee Motivation Affects Productivity, and Part of a Manager's Job

question 58

True/False

Employee motivation affects productivity, and part of a manager's job is to channel motivation toward the accomplishment of organizational goals.

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Definitions:

Nonconforming Behavior

Actions or attitudes that deviate from societal norms or expectations, often challenging traditional values.

Peers Pressure

The influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors in order to conform to group norms.

Variable-Ratio Schedules

A reinforcement schedule in behavioral psychology where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, promoting a high and steady rate of response.

Reinforcement Schedules

Involves the structured application of rewards or punishments to modulate behavior within a learning process, emphasizing the timing and frequency.