When Cisco Systems told executives they would gain or lose 30 percent of their bonuses based on how well they worked with peers, and in three years had record profits, the company

A. increased productivity.

B. reduced costs.

C. improved workplace cohesiveness. Correct

D. reduced destructive internal competition.

increased speed.

C. improved workplace cohesiveness

Explanation:

This action by Cisco improved workplace cohesiveness as it made workplace cohesiveness the basis for financial rewards.

A financial incentive was given that should Cisco Systems Executives work well together they could gain 30% of their benefits or lose 30% if they don't. This meant that even those who do not care much for a higher salary still had to work hard at cohesion or they might lose a portion of their bonuses.

Financial incentives are known to be very effective and they worked here as well.

The factory is using negative reinforcement.

You can either have reinforcement or punishment and either of those can be positive or negative. Reinforcement is used when you want a behavior to continue. Punishment is used when you want to stop that behavior from continuing. Positive means you gain something and negative means you get something taken away/stopped. 

Since the factory wants it's workers to continue making more and more clowns, reinforcement is being used. Since the factory will take away the requirement of having to come to work on Tuesday, the reinforcement is negative.