You have two bosses of equal importance. They both email you at the same time. One’s subject line is “Report to my office immediately” and the other’s is “Report to my office at your convenience”. Which of the following external factors of perception explain why you would act on the first email first? 

A company has been struggling to keep up with their competitors. They are in a difficult market that requires them to have excellent pricing models. The company has completed a lot of internal projects to determine the exact pricing they need for their products. That has helped but many of their best employees are now leaving the company. The CEO would like to review the company’s plans to keep their talent. Which one of these plans would the CEO review first?

According to the _____, people process pleasant events more efficiently and accurately than they do unpleasant events.

Cameron will only receive a bonus if he refers new customers. This is an example of

_______ are given for meeting certain performance standards, such as meeting sales targets.

Grant isn’t that interested in doing the project because he feels like since everyone else in the group works in a different department, his opinions won’t be respected. Which component of self-determination theory is Grant struggling with?

Which of the following will a Theory Y manager do?

An assembly line job has:

The _____ theory states that employees will put in as much work as they expect to receive.

Emily Jones, a junior design artist with a studio called Eye for Design, was known to be very good at her job. She had a lot of experience from working on numerous projects and she often mentored new employees successfully. She was paid well and her colleagues and peers, some of whom Emily knew for four years, appreciated her helpful and lively nature. It came as a surprise to everyone when Emily resigned after the recent round of annual appraisals. During her exit interview, Emily said that the only reason that she was taking this move was because she had a strong feeling that she was stagnant in her career. Her reason for leaving is the _____ in her job in this company.