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1. Everyone who works as an electronic game developer has extrinsic sources of motivation, and most of them also experience some degree of intrinsic motivation. Considering the dynamics of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, what should companies in this industry do to ensure that their game developers are highly motivated at work?

2. Many companies have shifted from traditional annual performance appraisals to frequent, constructive, and future-focused development reviews. Apply expectancy theory to explain why the more frequent feedback and more strengths-based future focus of the new performance review process might motivate employees more than the traditional judgment-oriented, problem-focused, annual performance appraisal process.

3. Use all three components of expectancy theory to explain why some employees are motivated to show up for work during a severe snowstorm whereas others make no effort to leave their home.

4. Most of us have watched pizzas being made while waiting in a pizzeria. What level of job specialization do you usually notice in these operations? Why does this high or low level of specialization exist? If some pizzerias have different levels of specialization than others, identify the contingencies that might explain these differences.

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