From the Standpoint of Promoting Successful Strategy Execution, It Is

question 74

Multiple Choice

From the standpoint of promoting successful strategy execution, it is important that the firm's motivation and reward system

• A)be completely free of such elements as tension, pressure, anxiety, job insecurity, and tight deadlines-a no-pressure/no-adverse-consequences work environment is essential.
• B)emphasize only positive types of rewards.
• C)accentuate positive rewards but also carry out the "up-or-out" policy for performance that does not meet expectations.
• D)not deny rewards to employees who put forth good effort and try hard, though performance is subpar.
• E)reduce job insecurity and give employees an incentive to stay busy and work hard.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through association with a primary reinforcer and is used to reinforce behaviors not naturally related to it.

Novelty

The state or quality of being new, original, or unusual, often stimulating interest or attention.

Positive Reinforcement

A method in behavioral psychology where the probability of a behavior increasing is enhanced by rewarding a positive outcome immediately following that behavior.

Scapegoating

The practice of unfairly blaming unpopular students for all types of negative classroom outcomes and behaviors.