Craig's sales manager has just told the group that all sales in the month of September will earn an extra 5% commission. The team gets right to work, being motivated by a(n)   

A. intrinsic reward.
B. physiological need.
C. high need for power.
D. extrinsic reward.
E. hygiene factor.


D. extrinsic reward.

An extrinsic reward is the payoff, such as money, a person receives from others for performing a particular task. An extrinsic reward is an external reward; the payoff comes from pleasing others. Here, the manager offers extra pay as an extrinsic reward.

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