TOEFL Writing Question 1Productivity and RewardsAn important management principle is that when behavior is rewarded, it tends to be repeated. It follows that in many business enterprises, the approach to getting employees to work hard or improve productiv

The article states that reward should be given to employee in order to achieve more productivity. and provides three reasons of support. However, Professor explains that by giving rewards to employee may reduce the productivity and refutes each of the author's reasons. First, the reading claims that some enterprises offers compensations such as special promotions, extra priviledges or luxury vacations in order to make employee happy and that will increase productivity. The professor refutes this point by saying that what if employee don't want to go on vacation. Employee may want rewards in terms of money. He or she want to be paid extra for their hard work. He states that this might demotivate employee. Second, the article posits that if promises are given to employee that they will be rewarded it will improve employee's attitude, motivation and this all will converted into increase in productivity. The professor refutes this point by saying that such promises might work negetively. He states that company will value them only if they work hard. They may be feel manipulated by their senior management. This may deteriorate company's productivity. Third, the reading says that greater reward should be given to the person who perform the best. The professor opposes this point by saying that this policy of rewarding might worsen the relation between the manager and their employee. He says that what if employee get more rewards or money then his successive manager. The in future his manager may be jelous of him and he will not support in his decision and show his employee's talent to higher management to grow further.