Amelia manages a group of administrative assistants. For them to create their best work, she would like to increase their motivation levels and foster an atmosphere of flow. What kinds of things can Amelia do?
What will be an ideal response?
Amelia can foster flow by keeping employees intellectually engaged, removing distractions, encouraging creativity and flexibility, and supporting employees in all aspects of their lives.
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A. sustaining innovation B. disruptive innovation C. incremental innovation D. gradual innovation
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A. Most modern workers are completely dependent upon jobs, not property, in determining the quality of their life. B. Working adults spend a considerable proportion of their life at work and hence work provides an important social setting that greatly influence quality of life. C. When workers agree to supply their labor in exchange for pay and benefits, they are freely choosing to follow management's directives. D. Workers have feelings and free will that can, if they wish, interfere with the quantity and quality of work they perform.
With a push strategy, much of the intensive promotional activities take place from the manufacturer downward through the channel of distribution.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Managers at XYZ Manufacturing Company believe that "the ends justify the means" and defend certain unethical acts because they are in the best financial interest of the company. This action BEST typifies which potential cause of unethical behavior?
a. Expectation of not getting caught b. Uncertainty about whether an act is wrong c. Excessive emphasis on profits d. Unwillingness to take a stand for what is right