Motivation at Work Brenda Is a New Line-Manager at a Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant

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Motivation at Work
Brenda is a new line-manager at a motorcycle manufacturing plant. She is concerned about motivation in her department, and is considering motivation through job design.
-Refer to Motivation at Work. If Brenda wants to improve motivation through low or no cost rewards, what suggestion would you give her?

• A) start a profit sharing program
• B) provide employees with more recognition and praise
• C) give everyone a 5% pay raise
• D) pay for everyone to go on a week long cruise
• E) implement job sharing

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