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I need help conceptualizing an opinion piece describing the major types of leader reward and punishment behaviors. Would you use these types of leader reward and punishment behaviors in your workplace? Why or why not?

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This 168 word solution briefly discusses reward and punishment of behaviors in the workplace and provides an opinion on whether this is effective in practice.

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The major leader reward and punishment behaviors are important. With the workplace, the typical reward behaviors consist of a raise, promotion or encouragement. Sometimes a person is given additional money to pay for expenses if the boss is generous. He ...

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