1.A production manager is concerned about the low output levels of his employees. The articles that he read on job performance frequently mentioned four variables as important to job performance: skill required for the job, rewards, motivation, and satisfaction. In several of the articles it was also indicated that only if the rewards were valent (attractive) to the recipients did motivation, satisfaction, and job performance increase, not otherwise. Given the above situation: 1. Define the problem. 2. Evolve a theoretical framework. 3. Develop at least five hypotheses.