Ricardo's sales manager just informed his sales team that all sales in January will earn an extra 5 percent commission. The team gets right to work, being motivated by a(n)

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


A. 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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