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Assume you signed up to take an introductory college course in calculus. On the first day of class your instructor asks you to take out a piece of paper and answer the following question: “Why is the sign of the second derivative negative when the first derivative is set equal to zero, if the function is concave from below?” It’s unlikely you’d be able to answer that question. Your reply to that instructor would probably be something like, “How am I supposed to know? That’s why I’m taking this course!”
Now, change the scenario. You’re in an introductory course in organizational behavior. On the first day of class your instructor asks you to write the answer to the following question: “Why aren’t employees as motivated at work today as they were 30 years ago?” You migh...

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