Question 1

Managers habitually underestimate the pay that their bosses receive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which one of the following is NOT a dimension of job crafting?

Accepted Answer

A) Increasing social job resources 
B) Increasing structural job resources 
C) Increasing challenging demands 
D) Increasing interpersonal job resources 
E) Decreasing hindering job demands 
A) Increasing social job resources 
B) Increasing structural job resources 
C) Increasing challenging demands 
D) Increasing interpersonal job resources 
E) Decreasing hindering job demands D

Question 3

A low scope job would have a low motivating potential score.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Financial incentives and pay-for-performance have no effect on turnover.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If you work for a company that has a distributed work program, what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A) You can either work at home and telecommute, or work at the company's offices. 
B) You must work at home and telecommute. 
C) You can arrive and leave work when you want within certain time periods. 
D) You can work at home, at a satellite office, or at the company's offices. 
E) You can work at a satellite office near your home. 
A) You can either work at home and telecommute, or work at the company's offices. 
B) You must work at home and telecommute. 
C) You can arrive and leave work when you want within certain time periods. 
D) You can work at home, at a satellite office, or at the company's offices. 
E) You can work at a satellite office near your home.

Question 6

The awareness and inclusion of motivational characteristics, social characteristics, and work context characteristics when designing how work gets done is known as

Accepted Answer

A) Job Characteristics Model. 
B) work design characteristics. 
C) relational job design. 
D) job enrichment. 
E) relational architecture of jobs. 
A) Job Characteristics Model. 
B) work design characteristics. 
C) relational job design. 
D) job enrichment. 
E) relational architecture of jobs.

Question 7

Alice, a middle manager in an oil company, makes $35,000 a year.Her boss makes $41,000, her peers average $33,000, and her employees average $29,000.Alice doesn't know the pay of these co-workers, but we ask her to guess.Research suggests that she will say

Accepted Answer

A) the employees average $28,000. 
B) the boss makes $43,000. 
C) the peers average $34,000. 
D) the boss makes $45,000. 
E) the peers average $30,000. 
A) the employees average $28,000. 
B) the boss makes $43,000. 
C) the peers average $34,000. 
D) the boss makes $45,000. 
E) the peers average $30,000.

Question 8

The extent to which an individual identifies psychologically with his or her work and the importance of work to one's total self-image is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The extent to which an individual identifies...

Question 9

Define Management by Objectives (MBO)and describe how manager-employee interactions unfold when MBO is implemented.

Accepted Answer

MBO is an elaborate, systematic ongoing

Question 10

Job enlargement involves increasing the breadth and depth of a job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Research on the compressed workweek has found that there is a positive effect on absenteeism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Research on financial incentives and pay-for-performance plans have found that they

Accepted Answer

A) increase performance but have no effect on turnover. 
B) increase performance and lower turnover. 
C) lower performance and lower turnover. 
D) lower performance and increase turnover. 
E) have no effect on performance or turnover. 
A) increase performance but have no effect on turnover. 
B) increase performance and lower turnover. 
C) lower performance and lower turnover. 
D) lower performance and increase turnover. 
E) have no effect on performance or turnover.

Question 13

The degree to which a job has a substantial impact on the lives of other people, whether those people are in the immediate organization or in the world at large is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Merit pay plans have become one of the most common forms of motivation in Canadian organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Research on the compressed workweek has found that there is a positive effect on job satisfaction and satisfaction with ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Research on the compressed workweek has found...

Question 16

A variable that influences the extent to which a job that is high in motivating potential will lead to favourable outcomes is called a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A variable that influences the extent to...

Question 17

________ reflects the extent to which a job requires an individual to use a variety of different skills to perform a job.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ reflects the extent to which a...

Question 18

What is the motivating potential score (MPS)for a job in which all five core characteristics are scored "4" on the Job Diagnostic Survey?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 
B) 48 
C) 64 
D) 80 
E) 96 
A) 20 
B) 48 
C) 64 
D) 80 
E) 96

Question 19

According to the Job Characteristics Model, context satisfactions is a moderator variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Among the five core job characteristics, only skill variety is related to all of the outcomes in the Job Characteristics Model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Managers habitually underestimate the pay that their bosses receive.

Which one of the following is NOT a dimension of job crafting?

A low scope job would have a low motivating potential score.

Financial incentives and pay-for-performance have no effect on turnover.

If you work for a company that has a distributed work program, what does this mean?

The awareness and inclusion of motivational characteristics, social characteristics, and work context characteristics when designing how work gets done is known as

Alice, a middle manager in an oil company, makes $35,000 a year.Her boss makes $41,000, her peers average $33,000, and her employees average $29,000.Alice doesn't know the pay of these co-workers, but we ask her to guess.Research suggests that she will say

The extent to which an individual identifies psychologically with his or her work and the importance of work to one's total self-image is called ________.

Define Management by Objectives (MBO)and describe how manager-employee interactions unfold when MBO is implemented.

Job enlargement involves increasing the breadth and depth of a job.

Research on the compressed workweek has found that there is a positive effect on absenteeism.

Research on financial incentives and pay-for-performance plans have found that they

The degree to which a job has a substantial impact on the lives of other people, whether those people are in the immediate organization or in the world at large is called

Merit pay plans have become one of the most common forms of motivation in Canadian organizations.

Research on the compressed workweek has found that there is a positive effect on job satisfaction and satisfaction with ________.

A variable that influences the extent to which a job that is high in motivating potential will lead to favourable outcomes is called a(n)________.

________ reflects the extent to which a job requires an individual to use a variety of different skills to perform a job.

What is the motivating potential score (MPS)for a job in which all five core characteristics are scored "4" on the Job Diagnostic Survey?

According to the Job Characteristics Model, context satisfactions is a moderator variable.

Among the five core job characteristics, only skill variety is related to all of the outcomes in the Job Characteristics Model.

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Exam 6: Motivation in Practice

Managers habitually underestimate the pay that their bosses receive.

Which one of the following is NOT a dimension of job crafting?

A low scope job would have a low motivating potential score.

Financial incentives and pay-for-performance have no effect on turnover.

If you work for a company that has a distributed work program, what does this mean?

The awareness and inclusion of motivational characteristics, social characteristics, and work context characteristics when designing how work gets done is known as

Alice, a middle manager in an oil company, makes $35,000 a year.Her boss makes $41,000, her peers average $33,000, and her employees average $29,000.Alice doesn't know the pay of these co-workers, but we ask her to guess.Research suggests that she will say

The extent to which an individual identifies psychologically with his or her work and the importance of work to one's total self-image is called ________.

Define Management by Objectives (MBO)and describe how manager-employee interactions unfold when MBO is implemented.

Job enlargement involves increasing the breadth and depth of a job.

Research on the compressed workweek has found that there is a positive effect on absenteeism.

Research on financial incentives and pay-for-performance plans have found that they

The degree to which a job has a substantial impact on the lives of other people, whether those people are in the immediate organization or in the world at large is called

Merit pay plans have become one of the most common forms of motivation in Canadian organizations.

Research on the compressed workweek has found that there is a positive effect on job satisfaction and satisfaction with ________.

A variable that influences the extent to which a job that is high in motivating potential will lead to favourable outcomes is called a(n)________.

________ reflects the extent to which a job requires an individual to use a variety of different skills to perform a job.

What is the motivating potential score (MPS)for a job in which all five core characteristics are scored "4" on the Job Diagnostic Survey?

According to the Job Characteristics Model, context satisfactions is a moderator variable.

Among the five core job characteristics, only skill variety is related to all of the outcomes in the Job Characteristics Model.

Organizational Behaviour and Management

Personality and Learning

Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

Values, Attitudes, and Work Behaviour

Theories of Work Motivation

Groups and Teamwork

Social Influence, Socialization, and Organizational Culture

Leadership

Communication

Decision Making

Power, Politics, and Ethics

Conflict and Stress

Organizational Structure

Organizational Change, Development, and Innovation

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