Abigail Is Trying to Figure Out How She Can BEST

question 317

Multiple Choice

Abigail is trying to figure out how she can BEST use employee pay to shape her employees' behavior. She is interested in short-term productivity (speed) , not consistency, long-term productivity, or employee turnover. According to reinforcement theory, she should probably use a ________ schedule.

• A) fixed-ratio
• B) fixed-interval
• C) variable-ratio
• D) variable-interval

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