Question

Which of the following tends to occur when organizations use financial incentives to prevent dissatisfied employees from quitting?

a) Employees increase their level of affective commitment.
b) Employees increase their level of continuance commitment.
c) Employees increase their level of job satisfaction.
d) Employees decrease their level of emotional intelligence.
e) Employees decrease their level of continuance commitment.

Answer 1

Financial incentives tend to increase employees' continuance commitment because they present a financial disadvantage to leaving, despite not necessarily improving job satisfaction or affective commitment (b).

Step-by-step explanation:

When organizations use financial incentives to prevent dissatisfied employees from quitting, the most likely outcome is that employees increase their level of continuance commitment. Continuance commitment refers to an employee's calculation to stay with an organization based on the costs associated with leaving, rather than an emotional attachment to the organization (affective commitment) or a joyful association with their work (job satisfaction).

Financial incentives such as salary raises or bonuses can make the prospect of leaving financially disadvantageous for employees and thus, increase their commitment to continue working for the current employer, despite not necessarily improving their job satisfaction or affective commitment to the organization.