CR Butler Questions December - 15 :Q1. In an experiment undertaken by the management of a company to determine how to best motivate its employees, certain employees were sent weekly e-mails appreciating their work for two months. At the end of the two months, it was found in a survey conducted on all the employees that the ones not sent the e-mails on average reported less satisfaction from their work than the ones sent the mails. Therefore, in the long run, to keep the morale and productivity of its employees high, a company should appreciate the work of its employees on a regular basis.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?
A. In the long run, the employees of a company that critically evaluates the work of its employees are less motivated than those of a company that only appreciates the work of its employees.
B. Eventually, the employees of a company that engages in regular appreciation of its employees’ work will understand the intention behind the appreciation coming their way
C. There are no other ways to motivate the employees than to regularly appreciate their work
D. Employees whose morale is low cannot generate productive work regularly
E. In the long run, regular appreciation of their work will not make the employees casual in their attitude towards work
Q2. Since the last few years, bird watching has become increasingly popular as a hobby in Ohio. The National Parks in Ohio have also been conducting bird watch programs for the past decade. Certainly, the increased interest in bird watching among the Ohio residents is because of the bird watch programs conducted by Ohio State National Parks.
Each of the following, if true, provides some support for the historians’ account described above EXCEPT:
A. Ohio State has widely publicized the Bird Watch programs conducted by the National Parks
B. Ohio state is the house of many exotic and beautiful birds.
C. The bird watch programs are being conducted regularly by most of the National Parks in Ohio.
D. As part of the Bird Watch programs, the National Parks also provide good materials and help the bird watchers identify the birds.
E. Before the National Parks started conducting Bird watch programs, not many people in the state of Ohio were interested in bird watching