Suppose That You Are a Manager What Should the Manager Do to Solve the Shirking Problem

question 115

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are a manager.You are considering whether or not to monitor employees with the payoffs in the normal-form game shown below. $\begin{array}{c}\text { Worker }\\\text { Manager}\begin{array}{|l|l|l|} \hline & \text { Work } & \text { Shirk } \\\hline & & \\\text { Monitor } & -1,1 & 1,-1 \\\hline \text { Don't } \\\text { Monitor }& 1,-1 & -1,1\\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$ What should the manager do to solve the shirking problem?

• A) Always monitor.
• B) Never monitor.
• C) Sincerely tell workers not to shirk.
• D) Engage in "random" spot checks of the workplace.

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