Exam 6: Motivation in Practice

Your organization is considering implementing a merit pay plan.However, you are concerned about this because many such systems are in fact ineffective.You have arranged to meet with management to discuss this and you need to provide them with some evidence of why merit pay plans are often ineffective and what can be done to make them more effective.What will you tell them?

The book cites several examples of companies that have engaged in work sharing.Their workers accepted a reduction in their weekly hours in order to avoid

Raoul is searching for a new job because he wants to earn more money.He is especially interested in a job in which a portion of his pay is based on a measure of his performance.What kind of pay is Raoul interested in getting?

In a study in a unionized auto parts manufacturing plant, a Scanlon gain-sharing program had a positive effect on the number of suggestions provided by employees and the number of suggestions implemented was associated with

Job crafting involves giving employees challenging assignments and projects that are larger in scope than one's current job and involve more responsibility.

Flexible work arrangements refer to work options that permit flexibility in terms of where and/or when work is completed.

The compressed workweek holds the number of days worked constant but reduces the number of hours worked each day.

As the size of the team ________, the relationship between any individual's productivity and his or her pay ________.

The most common gain-sharing plan is the ________.

Training costs can be high with a skill-based pay system.

Decreasing hindering job demands involves behaviours to minimize physical, cognitive, and emotional demands.

Why are the motivational practices used by the best companies effective?

Who, in the following list, is NOT associated with job design?

Under a skill-based pay plan, people are paid according to

Very strict union rules about who does what work are most likely to pose a problem for installing which system?

What job crafting dimension is the most important dimension for predicting work outcomes?

The Scanlon Plan is a group-oriented rather than an individual-oriented pay plan.

The effect of team-based financial incentives on performance has been found to be strongest in what kind of teams?

In a flex-time system, the period when all employees must be present at work is called

Research on MBO programs has shown