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A Firm's Productivity Dilemma
A bicycle assembly plant is experiencing persistent issues with low worker productivity and a high rate of defects. The plant pays the local market-clearing wage, which is just enough to fill all its open positions. However, supervisors observe that many workers exert minimal effort, as monitoring every single task is impossible. Based on the economic principles of worker motivation, propose a specific change to the plant's compensation strategy to address this problem and explain the mechanism through which your proposed change would likely lead to higher effort and better quality work.
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