There Is a Special Project Division at Empire Consulting in Which

question 43

Multiple Choice

There is a special project division at Empire Consulting in which teams select which projects the teams wants to pursue rather than simply being assigned a project by the manager.At their monthly meeting, the team is trying to decide between whether to take on a project regarding infrastructure budgeting or whether they should focus on employee performance levels companywide.Which part of motivational effort is primarily being assessed in the meeting?

• A)Initiation of effort
• B)Direction of effort
• C)Persistence of effort
• D)Intensity of effort

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