A manager at a firm wants to increase the effort put in by his team.Which of the following measures should he adopt?
A)He should make the workers work together in teams.
B)He should pay the workers fixed wages.
C)He should increase the workers' share in company profits.
D)He should centralize the firm's decision making process.
E)He should use aggregate performance measures to evaluate the workers.

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Increasing the workers' share in company profits would provide them with a direct financial incentive to put in more effort. Working together in teams (A) or using aggregate performance measures (E) may also have some positive impact, but may not necessarily address the underlying issue of motivation. Paying fixed wages (B) may not provide a sufficient incentive for workers to increase their effort, as they may feel that additional work is not worth the extra pay. Centralizing decision making (D) would likely have a negative impact on motivation and could actually decrease effort.

A Manager at a Firm Wants to Increase the Effort