Santiago has taken a new job as the general manager at Durwood Industries, which designs and manufactures custom cabinets. He is replacing Evan, who recently retired. Santiago has already set a company-wide goal of increasing efficiency and reducing waste. Unfortunately, Santiago has inherited a heavily bureaucratic work culture governed by byzantine rules. Evan mainly managed by actively overseeing his employees, but from the employee's lack of motivation, Santiago can tell that this approach is no longer working. Based on what you know about behavior control, what solution should Santiago implement to increase employee engagement and productivity?
A) He should have floor managers and employees jointly set goals that describe what employees can personally do to reduce waste and then periodically check in with them to monitor their progress.
B) He should require employees to turn in a report at the end of every week that details the number of cabinets they completed, the amount of materials they used, and how many pounds were thrown away.
C) He should sits in on team meetings and encourage employees to vent their frustrations with Evan's way of doing things so that whatever Santiago implements looks good in contrast.
D) Since team leaders and lower-level managers have so much responsibility, Santiago should resist asserting his authority and instead focus on keeping clients happy.
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