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 behavior mainly by:
A) increasing employee motivation to be less wasteful.
B) helping employees to learn how to be less wasteful.
C) altering situational factors so that employees have more difficulty practicing wasteful behavior.
D) increasing aptitudes that make employees wasteful.
E) increasing organizational citizenship so that employees will be less wasteful.

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By removing containers for non-recyclable rubbish, the situational factors that enable employees to practice wasteful behavior have been altered. As a result, employees have to consciously seek out non-recyclable containers, which creates a small barrier to practicing wasteful behavior. This change highlights the importance of situational factors in shaping our behaviors.

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