"Performance Followed by Rewards Creates Satisfaction; Satisfaction Influences Future Performance

question 239

Multiple Choice

"Performance followed by rewards creates satisfaction; satisfaction influences future performance" is an expression that

• A) provides the basis for pay for performance systems like merit pay and bonuses.
• B) is no longer considered to have any meaning in the job satisfaction-job performance discussion.
• C) is an expression of Communist ideology.
• D) is too expensive to consider in any organization.
• E) is often used to justify downsizing.

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Definitions:

Initiative

The ability to assess and initiate things independently, often the power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do.

Erikson's Theory

A psychological theory proposed by Erik Erikson, which outlines eight stages of psychosocial development throughout the human lifespan, each characterized by a specific challenge or crisis.

Autonomy

The capacity and right of individuals to make their own choices and control their own lives, often considered essential for personal development.

Independence

The state of being free from outside control or not depending on another's authority or assistance for livelihood or decision making.