Question 1

What are the three relationships in Vroom's expectancy theory?

Accepted Answer

Expectancy theory argues that the streng

Question 2

Maslow's hierarchy of needs arranges those needs in which of the following orders?

Accepted Answer

A)  safety, physiological, social, esteem, and self-actualization 
B)  physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization 
C)  physiological, social, safety, esteem, and self-actualization 
D)  safety, physiological, esteem, social, and self-actualization 
E)  physiological, esteem, safety, social, and self-actualization 
A)  safety, physiological, social, esteem, and self-actualization 
B)  physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization 
C)  physiological, social, safety, esteem, and self-actualization 
D)  safety, physiological, esteem, social, and self-actualization 
E)  physiological, esteem, safety, social, and self-actualization

Question 3

Who sets MBO objectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  they are set jointly by superior and subordinate 
B)  each working division in cooperation with management 
C)  the boss 
D)  the boss and immediate subordinates 
E)  the employees performing the task in question 
A)  they are set jointly by superior and subordinate 
B)  each working division in cooperation with management 
C)  the boss 
D)  the boss and immediate subordinates 
E)  the employees performing the task in question

Question 4

What is the term used for the situation where employees are allowed to pick and choose from among a menu of benefit options?

Accepted Answer

A)  flextime 
B)  flexible pay 
C)  flexible benefits 
D)  benefit menu options 
E)  benefit participation 
A)  flextime 
B)  flexible pay 
C)  flexible benefits 
D)  benefit menu options 
E)  benefit participation

Question 5

Which of the following is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theory X aligns with the autocratic management style. 
B)  Implementing decisions can help satisfy an employee's needs for achievement. 
C)  Employee involvement programs provide intrinsic motivation. 
D)  Employee involvement is incompatible with ERG theory. 
E)  Theory Y aligns with the participative management style. 
A)  Theory X aligns with the autocratic management style. 
B)  Implementing decisions can help satisfy an employee's needs for achievement. 
C)  Employee involvement programs provide intrinsic motivation. 
D)  Employee involvement is incompatible with ERG theory. 
E)  Theory Y aligns with the participative management style.

Question 6

What is a quality circle?

Accepted Answer

A quality circle is a work group of eigh

Question 7

You are a new employee with Acme, Inc. Your supervisor has explained your job to you and has indicated that you will have a great deal of control over your job once you become proficient at it. He compliments your history of accepting responsibility and suggests that you are to feel free to offer constructive criticism about the way that your job is structured.
-Which of the following is something you would not expect your supervisor to believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers are generally reliable. 
B)  The ability to make innovative decisions is not necessarily the sole province of managers. 
C)  Employees view work as natural. 
D)  The average person will seek responsibility. 
E)  Workers place security above most other factors. 
A)  Workers are generally reliable. 
B)  The ability to make innovative decisions is not necessarily the sole province of managers. 
C)  Employees view work as natural. 
D)  The average person will seek responsibility. 
E)  Workers place security above most other factors.

Question 8

According to Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, how might a manager motivate employees?

Accepted Answer

According to Herzberg, the factors leadi

Question 9

Who developed ERG theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dieckmann 
B)  Alderfer 
C)  McClelland 
D)  Maslow 
E)  Ouchi 
A)  Dieckmann 
B)  Alderfer 
C)  McClelland 
D)  Maslow 
E)  Ouchi

Question 10

Evidence gathered about the cognitive evaluation theory leads us to believe that extrinsic and intrinsic rewards are independent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the term used for an individual's personal evaluation of their ability to perform?

Accepted Answer

A)  expectancy 
B)  self-efficacy 
C)  auto-discrimination 
D)  task identity 
E)  autonomy 
A)  expectancy 
B)  self-efficacy 
C)  auto-discrimination 
D)  task identity 
E)  autonomy

Question 12

Briefly discuss McClelland's Theory of Needs.

Accepted Answer

McClelland's theory of needs focuses on

Question 13

The issue of whether or not intrinsic and extrinsic motivators are independent is considered in which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforcement 
B)  equity 
C)  two-factor 
D)  cognitive evaluation 
E)  expectancy 
A)  reinforcement 
B)  equity 
C)  two-factor 
D)  cognitive evaluation 
E)  expectancy

Question 14

According to Herzberg, some factors lead to satisfaction, and if you remove these factors you create dissatisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is a form of recognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal congratulations 
B)  job sharing 
C)  job enlargement 
D)  profit sharing 
E)  flexible benefit packages 
A)  personal congratulations 
B)  job sharing 
C)  job enlargement 
D)  profit sharing 
E)  flexible benefit packages

Question 16

According to the cognitive evaluation theory, pay should not be directly related to job performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss distributive justice and procedural justice and how managers can use these concepts.

Accepted Answer

Historically, equity theory focused on d

Question 18

Job enrichment, job sharing, and job rotation are all job redesign options.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is not true about the two-factor theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intrinsic factors are motivators. 
B)  A job becomes satisfying when the dissatisfying characteristics are removed. 
C)  Working conditions are characterized as hygiene factors. 
D)  Hygiene factors are demotivators. 
E)  Responsibility is a satisfier. 
A)  Intrinsic factors are motivators. 
B)  A job becomes satisfying when the dissatisfying characteristics are removed. 
C)  Working conditions are characterized as hygiene factors. 
D)  Hygiene factors are demotivators. 
E)  Responsibility is a satisfier.

Question 20

If you pay an individual an hourly rate, according to the equity theory, overpaying this individual will result in more output.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What are the three relationships in Vroom's expectancy theory?

Maslow's hierarchy of needs arranges those needs in which of the following orders?

Who sets MBO objectives?

What is the term used for the situation where employees are allowed to pick and choose from among a menu of benefit options?

Which of the following is not true?

What is a quality circle?

According to Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, how might a manager motivate employees?

Who developed ERG theory?

Evidence gathered about the cognitive evaluation theory leads us to believe that extrinsic and intrinsic rewards are independent.

What is the term used for an individual's personal evaluation of their ability to perform?

Briefly discuss McClelland's Theory of Needs.

The issue of whether or not intrinsic and extrinsic motivators are independent is considered in which theory?

According to Herzberg, some factors lead to satisfaction, and if you remove these factors you create dissatisfaction.

Which of the following is a form of recognition?

According to the cognitive evaluation theory, pay should not be directly related to job performance.

Discuss distributive justice and procedural justice and how managers can use these concepts.

Job enrichment, job sharing, and job rotation are all job redesign options.

Which of the following is not true about the two-factor theory?

If you pay an individual an hourly rate, according to the equity theory, overpaying this individual will result in more output.

What Is Organizational Behavior

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Emotions and Moods

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices in the Arab World

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Organizational Behavior in the Family Business

Intercultural Management: the Significance to Organizational Behavior

Female Entrepreneurs in the Arab World

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Exam 4: Motivation: Concepts and Applications

What are the three relationships in Vroom's expectancy theory?

Maslow's hierarchy of needs arranges those needs in which of the following orders?

Who sets MBO objectives?

What is the term used for the situation where employees are allowed to pick and choose from among a menu of benefit options?

Which of the following is not true?

What is a quality circle?

According to Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, how might a manager motivate employees?

Who developed ERG theory?

Evidence gathered about the cognitive evaluation theory leads us to believe that extrinsic and intrinsic rewards are independent.

What is the term used for an individual's personal evaluation of their ability to perform?

Briefly discuss McClelland's Theory of Needs.

The issue of whether or not intrinsic and extrinsic motivators are independent is considered in which theory?

According to Herzberg, some factors lead to satisfaction, and if you remove these factors you create dissatisfaction.

Which of the following is a form of recognition?

According to the cognitive evaluation theory, pay should not be directly related to job performance.

Discuss distributive justice and procedural justice and how managers can use these concepts.

Job enrichment, job sharing, and job rotation are all job redesign options.

Which of the following is not true about the two-factor theory?

If you pay an individual an hourly rate, according to the equity theory, overpaying this individual will result in more output.

What Is Organizational Behavior

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Emotions and Moods

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices in the Arab World

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Organizational Behavior in the Family Business

Intercultural Management: the Significance to Organizational Behavior

Female Entrepreneurs in the Arab World

Filters