Question 1

What is Management by Objectives (MBO)? What advice would you give to a manager who is considering MBO for her workplace?

Accepted Answer

MBO is an elaborate, systematic ongoing

Question 2

What is restriction of productivity and why does it occur?

Accepted Answer

It is the artificial limitation of work

Question 3

After graduating from university, Sara told her friends that she wants to find a job where she can make a difference in other people's lives.What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) Job involvement 
B) Prosocial motivation 
C) Task identity 
D) Social support 
E) Growth need strength 
A) Job involvement 
B) Prosocial motivation 
C) Task identity 
D) Social support 
E) Growth need strength

Question 4

Increasing social job resources involves asking for feedback, advice, and support from supervisors and colleagues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What pay plan is associated with high training costs?

Accepted Answer

A) Gain-sharing 
B) Scanlon plan 
C) Profit-sharing 
D) Skill-based pay 
E) ESOPs 
A) Gain-sharing 
B) Scanlon plan 
C) Profit-sharing 
D) Skill-based pay 
E) ESOPs

Question 6

Your organization has decided to provide workers with a combination of remote work arrangements that will allow them to work at the company's office, a satellite office, or their home office.These arrangements are a part of what constitutes ________.

Accepted Answer

distribute

Question 7

The term ________ has been used to refer to the enrichment of jobs that are already perceived as too rich by their incumbents.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term ________ has been used to...

Question 8

Why is job crafting an effective strategy that leads to positive work outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A) It reduces employees' job demands. 
B) It increases employees' job demands. 
C) It increases employees' job resources. 
D) It decreases employees' job resources. 
E) It increases employees' job resources and job demands. 
A) It reduces employees' job demands. 
B) It increases employees' job demands. 
C) It increases employees' job resources. 
D) It decreases employees' job resources. 
E) It increases employees' job resources and job demands.

Question 9

After graduating from university, Maria started a new job and immediately began to make changes to her autonomy and skill variety.What is Maria doing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Men engage in more job crafting behaviours than women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Morgeson and Humphrey developed a scale to measure work design characteristics.What is it called?

Accepted Answer

A) Job Diagnostic Survey 
B) Work Design Survey 
C) Job Diagnostic Questionnaire 
D) Work Design Questionnaire 
E) Work Design Scale 
A) Job Diagnostic Survey 
B) Work Design Survey 
C) Job Diagnostic Questionnaire 
D) Work Design Questionnaire 
E) Work Design Scale

Question 12

Telecommuting is an example of a flexible work arrangement that provides flexibility in terms of where employees can perform their job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When workers are paid according to the performance of their work group, the relationship between individual pay and productivity decreases as the group gets bigger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Whole Foods is an example of a company that has a strict policy that enforces pay secrecy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe how you would design a job in accordance with relational job design and provide an example of such a job.

Accepted Answer

If you were to design a job in accordanc

Question 16

________ characteristics refer to the context within which work is performed.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ characteristics refer to the context within...

Question 17

When an organization faces a slow-down in business activity, there may be a reduction in the number of hours employees work in order to avoid layoffs.This is called

Accepted Answer

A) reduction contingency. 
B) job contingency. 
C) work sharing. 
D) work sustainability. 
E) layoff avoidance. 
A) reduction contingency. 
B) job contingency. 
C) work sharing. 
D) work sustainability. 
E) layoff avoidance.

Question 18

Tanya's work group restricts its productivity.According to the text, this is a pretty good sign that the group members are paid an hourly wage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A telework centre refers to the office in an individual's home used by employees who telecommute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The objectives of MBO programs usually involve current job performance and personal ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The objectives of MBO programs usually involve...

What is Management by Objectives (MBO)? What advice would you give to a manager who is considering MBO for her workplace?

What is restriction of productivity and why does it occur?

After graduating from university, Sara told her friends that she wants to find a job where she can make a difference in other people's lives.What is this an example of?

Increasing social job resources involves asking for feedback, advice, and support from supervisors and colleagues.

What pay plan is associated with high training costs?

Your organization has decided to provide workers with a combination of remote work arrangements that will allow them to work at the company's office, a satellite office, or their home office.These arrangements are a part of what constitutes ________.

The term ________ has been used to refer to the enrichment of jobs that are already perceived as too rich by their incumbents.

Why is job crafting an effective strategy that leads to positive work outcomes?

After graduating from university, Maria started a new job and immediately began to make changes to her autonomy and skill variety.What is Maria doing?

Men engage in more job crafting behaviours than women.

Morgeson and Humphrey developed a scale to measure work design characteristics.What is it called?

Telecommuting is an example of a flexible work arrangement that provides flexibility in terms of where employees can perform their job.

When workers are paid according to the performance of their work group, the relationship between individual pay and productivity decreases as the group gets bigger.

Whole Foods is an example of a company that has a strict policy that enforces pay secrecy.

Describe how you would design a job in accordance with relational job design and provide an example of such a job.

________ characteristics refer to the context within which work is performed.

When an organization faces a slow-down in business activity, there may be a reduction in the number of hours employees work in order to avoid layoffs.This is called

Tanya's work group restricts its productivity.According to the text, this is a pretty good sign that the group members are paid an hourly wage.

A telework centre refers to the office in an individual's home used by employees who telecommute.

The objectives of MBO programs usually involve current job performance and personal ________.

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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Exam 6: Motivation in Practice

What is Management by Objectives (MBO)? What advice would you give to a manager who is considering MBO for her workplace?

What is restriction of productivity and why does it occur?

After graduating from university, Sara told her friends that she wants to find a job where she can make a difference in other people's lives.What is this an example of?

Increasing social job resources involves asking for feedback, advice, and support from supervisors and colleagues.

What pay plan is associated with high training costs?

Your organization has decided to provide workers with a combination of remote work arrangements that will allow them to work at the company's office, a satellite office, or their home office.These arrangements are a part of what constitutes ________.

The term ________ has been used to refer to the enrichment of jobs that are already perceived as too rich by their incumbents.

Why is job crafting an effective strategy that leads to positive work outcomes?

After graduating from university, Maria started a new job and immediately began to make changes to her autonomy and skill variety.What is Maria doing?

Men engage in more job crafting behaviours than women.

Morgeson and Humphrey developed a scale to measure work design characteristics.What is it called?

Telecommuting is an example of a flexible work arrangement that provides flexibility in terms of where employees can perform their job.

When workers are paid according to the performance of their work group, the relationship between individual pay and productivity decreases as the group gets bigger.

Whole Foods is an example of a company that has a strict policy that enforces pay secrecy.

Describe how you would design a job in accordance with relational job design and provide an example of such a job.

________ characteristics refer to the context within which work is performed.

When an organization faces a slow-down in business activity, there may be a reduction in the number of hours employees work in order to avoid layoffs.This is called

Tanya's work group restricts its productivity.According to the text, this is a pretty good sign that the group members are paid an hourly wage.

A telework centre refers to the office in an individual's home used by employees who telecommute.

The objectives of MBO programs usually involve current job performance and personal ________.

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

Filters