Question 1

Which of the following statements is true regarding gainsharing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gainsharing does not distribute profits, only gains in profits. 
B)  Gain sharing encourages social loafing. 
C)  Employees working under gainsharing plans have a greater feeling of psychological ownership. 
D)  Gainsharing focuses on productivity gains rather than profits. 
E)  Gainsharing involves paying employees based on the number of new skills acquired by them in a specific time period. 
A)  Gainsharing does not distribute profits, only gains in profits. 
B)  Gain sharing encourages social loafing. 
C)  Employees working under gainsharing plans have a greater feeling of psychological ownership. 
D)  Gainsharing focuses on productivity gains rather than profits. 
E)  Gainsharing involves paying employees based on the number of new skills acquired by them in a specific time period.

Question 2

Janice and Shane are both senior software analysts. They have worked together on projects for six years and get along very well. Janice is anticipating the arrival of her first child and will not be able to work on a full-time basis in the future. Shane is also contemplating opening his own business as a home media installation consultant and does not want to continue to work full time. They both need some income. Which of the following alternative job structures would be best for Janice and Shane?

Accepted Answer

A)  telecommuting 
B)  job enlargement 
C)  job enrichment 
D)  job rotation 
E)  job sharing 
A)  telecommuting 
B)  job enlargement 
C)  job enrichment 
D)  job rotation 
E)  job sharing

Question 3

________ is an extrinsic means of motivation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Recognition 
B)  Flexibility 
C)  Salary 
D)  Responsibility 
E)  Autonomy 
A)  Recognition 
B)  Flexibility 
C)  Salary 
D)  Responsibility 
E)  Autonomy

Question 4

The option of working at home at least 2 days a week on a computer linked to the employer's office is termed as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social loafing 
B)  homeshoring 
C)  offshoring 
D)  telecommuting 
E)  work sharing 
A)  social loafing 
B)  homeshoring 
C)  offshoring 
D)  telecommuting 
E)  work sharing

Question 5

________ bases a portion of an employee's pay on some individual and/or organizational measure of performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Flexible benefits program 
B)  Modular plans program 
C)  Guaranteed pay program 
D)  Variable-pay program 
E)  Base pay program 
A)  Flexible benefits program 
B)  Modular plans program 
C)  Guaranteed pay program 
D)  Variable-pay program 
E)  Base pay program

Question 6

For employee stock ownership plans to be effective in improving performance, they must ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  be based solely on productivity like gainsharing plans 
B)  be implemented such that employees psychologically experience ownership 
C)  be planned such that they are unaffected by company profitability 
D)  be based on the market compensation philosophy 
E)  be determined on the basis of performance appraisals and recent performance 
A)  be based solely on productivity like gainsharing plans 
B)  be implemented such that employees psychologically experience ownership 
C)  be planned such that they are unaffected by company profitability 
D)  be based on the market compensation philosophy 
E)  be determined on the basis of performance appraisals and recent performance

Question 7

Exsell is a popular consumer goods company known for hiring the best resources and using the best technology to produce an extensive range of goods. The manufacturing units consider productivity to be the only criterion; targets are upgraded, supervised, and rewarded amply. The groups with the highest productivity in each manufacturing unit owned by Exsell are incentivized using a substantial monthly monetary reward program. Of late, there have been some rumors about the company not doing very well in the market. Many claims of defective quality, declining market share, and employee unrest have been doing the rounds. However, the CEO of Exsell recently held a conference with the organization and the media to share its expansion plans for the coming year. He ended the conference with a discussion of how the profit margin of the company had grown substantially but many employees were left in doubt. Which of the following, if true, would indicate the need for Exsell to replace gainsharing with profit-sharing as a variable pay program for its employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  The company has opened multiple product categories and is experiencing brand dilution. 
B)  The economy is showing signs of robust growth after last year's recession and losses. 
C)  Executives who receive and evaluate client feedback have found a lot of quality concerns with the products dispatched in recent times. 
D)  The company used a merit-based pay plan for decades to reward the employees who deserved recognition for good performance. 
E)  The consumer goods industry has traditionally had higher barriers to entry than other industries of similar size and reach. 
A)  The company has opened multiple product categories and is experiencing brand dilution. 
B)  The economy is showing signs of robust growth after last year's recession and losses. 
C)  Executives who receive and evaluate client feedback have found a lot of quality concerns with the products dispatched in recent times. 
D)  The company used a merit-based pay plan for decades to reward the employees who deserved recognition for good performance. 
E)  The consumer goods industry has traditionally had higher barriers to entry than other industries of similar size and reach.

Question 8

Flexible spending plans consist of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  no base salary and pays the employee only for what he or she produces on the basis of a fixed sum for each unit of production completed 
B)  a set of core of essential benefits and a menu-like selection of others from which employees can select 
C)  pretax dollars up to the dollar amount offered in the plan that an employee sets apart to pay for particular benefits 
D)  a fraction of a company's profit margins determined on the basis of an established formula 
E)  modules of benefits, each of which meets the needs of a specific group of employees 
A)  no base salary and pays the employee only for what he or she produces on the basis of a fixed sum for each unit of production completed 
B)  a set of core of essential benefits and a menu-like selection of others from which employees can select 
C)  pretax dollars up to the dollar amount offered in the plan that an employee sets apart to pay for particular benefits 
D)  a fraction of a company's profit margins determined on the basis of an established formula 
E)  modules of benefits, each of which meets the needs of a specific group of employees

Question 9

Differentiate between bonuses and gainsharing plans.

Accepted Answer

Bonuses represent a pay plan that reward

Question 10

The job characteristics model describes any job in terms of five core job dimensions and these five dimensions are skill variety, task significance, recognition, reward, and feedback.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

With reference to the job characteristics model, which of the following defines task identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  the degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities 
B)  the degree to which work activities generate direct and clear information about performance 
C)  the degree to which a job has an impact on the lives or work of other people 
D)  the degree to which a job provides the worker freedom in scheduling and procedure 
E)  the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work 
A)  the degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities 
B)  the degree to which work activities generate direct and clear information about performance 
C)  the degree to which a job has an impact on the lives or work of other people 
D)  the degree to which a job provides the worker freedom in scheduling and procedure 
E)  the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work

Question 12

Participative management is characterized by the symbolic representation of employees in work councils and board meetings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another with similar skill requirements at the same organizational level is defined as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  job enrichment 
B)  job analysis 
C)  job rotation 
D)  job sharing 
E)  job enlargement 
A)  job enrichment 
B)  job analysis 
C)  job rotation 
D)  job sharing 
E)  job enlargement

Question 14

A flextime arrangement requires all employees to be at their jobs during the common core period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Andrew is a software tester. He runs through the same types of programs day after day looking for bugs and reporting them. He is taking night classes on programming. Often, he knows the best solution to many of the bugs, but he is still learning to code. Describe two job characteristics that Andrew is striving to improve, and explain two ways that Andrew's manager can redesign his current job to help him reach his goals.

Accepted Answer

Andrew is striving to have greater task

Question 16

According to the job characteristics model, autonomy is defined as the degree to which ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work 
B)  a job provides the worker freedom, independence, and discretion 
C)  a job has an impact on the lives or work of other people 
D)  a job generates direct and clear information about performance 
E)  a job requires a variety of different activities 
A)  a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work 
B)  a job provides the worker freedom, independence, and discretion 
C)  a job has an impact on the lives or work of other people 
D)  a job generates direct and clear information about performance 
E)  a job requires a variety of different activities

Question 17

The external competitiveness of an organization's pay relative to elsewhere in the industry is measured by its ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  external liability 
B)  external costs 
C)  external equity 
D)  external benefit 
E)  external rotation 
A)  external liability 
B)  external costs 
C)  external equity 
D)  external benefit 
E)  external rotation

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true regarding flexible benefits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gainsharing and profit-sharing plans are two major types of flexible benefits. 
B)  Flexible benefits are awarded through uniform packages to cover the requirements of a married couple with two children. 
C)  Flexible benefits can be altered to meet employee needs based on age, marital status, and number and age of dependents. 
D)  Flexible benefits are given based on an employee's skills, competence, and productivity. 
E)  Flexible benefits are in accordance with the belief that employees have identical needs that must be rewarded identically. 
A)  Gainsharing and profit-sharing plans are two major types of flexible benefits. 
B)  Flexible benefits are awarded through uniform packages to cover the requirements of a married couple with two children. 
C)  Flexible benefits can be altered to meet employee needs based on age, marital status, and number and age of dependents. 
D)  Flexible benefits are given based on an employee's skills, competence, and productivity. 
E)  Flexible benefits are in accordance with the belief that employees have identical needs that must be rewarded identically.

Question 19

According to the job characteristics model, ________ indicates the degree to which carrying out work activities generates direct and clear information about your own performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  feedback 
B)  task identity 
C)  skill variety 
D)  autonomy 
E)  task significance 
A)  feedback 
B)  task identity 
C)  skill variety 
D)  autonomy 
E)  task significance

Question 20

Internal equity refers to the worth of the job to the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements is true regarding gainsharing?

________ is an extrinsic means of motivation.

The option of working at home at least 2 days a week on a computer linked to the employer's office is termed as ________.

________ bases a portion of an employee's pay on some individual and/or organizational measure of performance.

For employee stock ownership plans to be effective in improving performance, they must ________.

Flexible spending plans consist of ________.

Differentiate between bonuses and gainsharing plans.

The job characteristics model describes any job in terms of five core job dimensions and these five dimensions are skill variety, task significance, recognition, reward, and feedback.

With reference to the job characteristics model, which of the following defines task identity?

Participative management is characterized by the symbolic representation of employees in work councils and board meetings.

The periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another with similar skill requirements at the same organizational level is defined as ________.

A flextime arrangement requires all employees to be at their jobs during the common core period.

According to the job characteristics model, autonomy is defined as the degree to which ________.

The external competitiveness of an organization's pay relative to elsewhere in the industry is measured by its ________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding flexible benefits?

According to the job characteristics model, ________ indicates the degree to which carrying out work activities generates direct and clear information about your own performance.

Internal equity refers to the worth of the job to the organization.

What Is Organizational Behavior

Diversity in Organizations

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Personality and Values

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation Concepts

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices

Organizational Change and Stress Management

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Exam 8: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

Which of the following statements is true regarding gainsharing?

________ is an extrinsic means of motivation.

The option of working at home at least 2 days a week on a computer linked to the employer's office is termed as ________.

________ bases a portion of an employee's pay on some individual and/or organizational measure of performance.

For employee stock ownership plans to be effective in improving performance, they must ________.

Flexible spending plans consist of ________.

Differentiate between bonuses and gainsharing plans.

The job characteristics model describes any job in terms of five core job dimensions and these five dimensions are skill variety, task significance, recognition, reward, and feedback.

With reference to the job characteristics model, which of the following defines task identity?

Participative management is characterized by the symbolic representation of employees in work councils and board meetings.

The periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another with similar skill requirements at the same organizational level is defined as ________.

A flextime arrangement requires all employees to be at their jobs during the common core period.

According to the job characteristics model, autonomy is defined as the degree to which ________.

The external competitiveness of an organization's pay relative to elsewhere in the industry is measured by its ________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding flexible benefits?

According to the job characteristics model, ________ indicates the degree to which carrying out work activities generates direct and clear information about your own performance.

Internal equity refers to the worth of the job to the organization.

What Is Organizational Behavior

Diversity in Organizations

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Personality and Values

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation Concepts

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Filters