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Question 150

Fill in the Blanks: Companies that try to improve employees’ performance by ______ rewards encourage negative kinds of behavior instead of ______ a genuine interest in doing the work well.

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In order to complement the phrase "in doing the work well" the second blank must have a positive word hence eliminating options B and C. "Seeking" is a wrong usage in this sentence. Author of this sentence is trying to say that the performance is not improved by withholding the rewards. Hence the answer is option D.

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