A Reward System That Accentuates Positive Rewards for Good Performance

question 55

Multiple Choice

A reward system that accentuates positive rewards for good performance

• A)works best in strong culture organizations, while negative motivational approaches and reward systems tend to be most successful in weak culture organizations.
• B)is especially effective in aligning the well-being of organizational members with achieving the company's performance targets; reward systems with negative elements tend to be very dysfunctional in motivating employees.
• C)seldom works very well because the threat of denying rewards to sub-par performers is typically the most powerful motivator.
• D)works fine so long as 100 percent emphasis is placed on monetary incentives.
• E)has considerable appeal because when cooperation is positively enlisted and rewarded, rather than strong-armed by orders and threats (implicit or explicit), people tend to respond with more enthusiasm, dedication, creativity, and initiative.

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