SECTION A

Section consists of ONE (1) Structured/Short questions. Answer All Questions.

Section A Total: 20 Marks

A production manager is concerned about the low output levels of his employees. The articles that he has read on job performance frequently mention four variables as being 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 this situation:

1. Define the problem.
2. Evolve a theoretical framework.
3. Develop at least six hypotheses.