Which of the following actions would...

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• Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation – what comes from inside the person (enjoyment, challenge, achievement) vs. outside rewards (pay, bonuses, praise) • Job enrichment / job design – changing the nature of the work itself to make it more meaningful or challenging • Difference between feedback/goals/rewards (management systems) and the content of the job itself

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• First decide: which options are mostly about external rewards or systems (goals, feedback, rewards), and which option is about changing what the work itself feels like day‑to‑day? • Ask yourself: which option would still make the job feel rewarding even if pay and formal rewards didn’t change? • Consider which option is closest to the idea of “job enrichment” – making the actual tasks more challenging, meaningful, or varied.

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• Identify which choices mainly involve external motivators (manager actions like praise, bonuses, formal recognition). • Identify which choice involves changing the nature of the job itself rather than how performance is measured or rewarded. • Verify which option best matches the definition of intrinsic motivation: feeling challenged, accomplished, and satisfied by the work itself.

Which of the following actions would motivate employees by making their job intrinsically more rewarding?

Providing clear performance objectives and setting of concrete, specific, challenging goals.

Providing timely performance feedback and acknowledging progress on a daily, regular basis.

Changing the job routine to instill a feeling being challenged or achieving an accomplishment.

Rewarding employee performance through the reward system available to you as a manager.

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