The manager of a manufacturing organization could offer the rewards when the amount of items produced increases by a constant number. Say for instance a worker produces 5 parts a day; if he produces 6 during one day, he will not receive a rewards, but if he produces 6 parts every day, throughout a whole month, he would receive a reward. This way, the objective of increasing the productivity would be reached and the staff would not feel exploited as their efforts are being rewarded.

A b) Variable-ratio schedules - "a reinforcer is delivered after an average number of responses, but varies through session" (University of Toronto); this basically means that the reward is offered at various unpredictable times, through the analysis of the performances of the subject

The manager could offer incentives every now and then, but they would not be offered at specified times. This would ensure that...
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