To reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste that employees throw out each day, a major telephone company removed containers for non-recyclable rubbish from each office and workstation. This altered employee behaviour mainly by:
A)increasing employee motivation to be less wasteful.
B)altering situational factors so that employees have more difficulty practising wasteful behaviour.
C)helping employees to learn how to be less wasteful.
D)increasing aptitudes that make employees less wasteful.
E)increasing organizational citizenship so that employees will be less wasteful.

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By removing the containers for non-recyclable rubbish, the situational factors have been altered, making it more difficult for employees to practice wasteful behavior. This could potentially lead to a reduction in the amount of non-recyclable waste generated. However, it may not necessarily increase employee motivation or aptitudes for being less wasteful, nor may it directly help them learn how to do so. It could lead to an increase in organizational citizenship, but this is not the main mechanism at play here.

To Reduce the Amount of Non-Recyclable Waste That Employees Throw