Motivating Employees Is More Challenging Today Than Two Decades Ago

question 30

Multiple Choice

Motivating employees is more challenging today than two decades ago because:

• A) employers have difficulty understanding the different needs and expectations that younger generation employees bring to the workplace.
• B) there are more layers of management today, which makes it more difficult to motivate everyone in management positions.
• C) corporate downsizing and reduced job security have damaged the levels of trust employees need to work beyond minimum levels.
• D) all of the above.
• E) 'A' and 'C' only.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where two different stimuli are continually associated together, leading to a response initially provoked by the second stimulus but ultimately triggered by the first stimulus alone.

Classical Conditioning

A training technique involving the repeated pairing of two stimuli, resulting in a behavior initially triggered by the second stimulus being eventually activated by only the first stimulus.

Muscle Tone

The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state.

Altering Behavior

The process of making changes to patterns or actions that are undesirable or ineffective.