Broman Group Inc.designs,manufactures,and sells consumer product dispensing systems.Jim Cole is a plant supervisor at one of the manufacturing plants of the company.He observes a dip in the performance of a worker in his team.Jim informs the employee that he will release his annual increment only if his performance improves significantly in the coming months.Which of the following is most similar to the situation mentioned here?

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In both situations, the supervisor is using their power to influence the behavior of their employees. In option A, the supervisor is assigning inconvenient shifts as a form of punishment, while in the given situation, the supervisor is withholding a raise as a form of motivation for the employee to improve their performance.

Option B is not similar because the CEO is reducing salaries due to financial reasons and not tied to individual performance.

Option C is not similar because the operations manager is using their formal authority to force additional work, which is not related to individual performance.

Option D is not similar because the CEO is asking for a formal explanation for the company's poor financial performance, which is not tied to individual employee performance.