Question 1

The strengths of job rotation are that it eliminates boredom, increases motivation, and increases productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Quality circles have been a big success in businesses using them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Your fellow employees have a terrible work situation. They work in an old, run-down building with a very old air conditioning system. The work itself is tedious and the supervisor is rarely available and only shows up to tell people off for production shortfalls. Nobody has received a promotion in two years. The work is boring, repetitious, and unrewarding. You have decided to try to apply Herzberg's two-factor theory.
-You decide that your first job should be to remedy the hygiene factors. Which are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  working conditions 
B)  intrinsic rewards 
C)  advancement 
D)  recognition 
E)  reprimands 
A)  working conditions 
B)  intrinsic rewards 
C)  advancement 
D)  recognition 
E)  reprimands

Question 4

If one is interested in changing employee attitudes or in improving organizational performance, representative participation would be a good choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is self-efficacy?

Accepted Answer

Self-efficacy refers to an individual's

Question 6

Research on employee stock ownership programs indicates that they are clearly successful in doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing salaries 
B)  reducing stress 
C)  increasing productivity 
D)  increasing employee satisfaction 
E)  increasing employee expectations 
A)  reducing salaries 
B)  reducing stress 
C)  increasing productivity 
D)  increasing employee satisfaction 
E)  increasing employee expectations

Question 7

What is an advantage of bonuses over merit pay?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pay levels are based on employees' skills. 
B)  Bonuses are paid based on a formula. 
C)  Employees are rewarded for recent performance. 
D)  Bonuses are based on an objective output. 
E)  Employees don't view bonuses as pay. 
A)  Pay levels are based on employees' skills. 
B)  Bonuses are paid based on a formula. 
C)  Employees are rewarded for recent performance. 
D)  Bonuses are based on an objective output. 
E)  Employees don't view bonuses as pay.

Question 8

What is the major failure of reinforcement theory in explaining changes in behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  It cannot adequately describe the original behavior. 
B)  It ignores the effect of rewards and punishments upon behavior. 
C)  Most behavior is in fact environmentally caused. 
D)  It originated in the studies of the responses of animals. 
E)  It does not recognize the effect of feelings, attitudes, and other cognitive variables. 
A)  It cannot adequately describe the original behavior. 
B)  It ignores the effect of rewards and punishments upon behavior. 
C)  Most behavior is in fact environmentally caused. 
D)  It originated in the studies of the responses of animals. 
E)  It does not recognize the effect of feelings, attitudes, and other cognitive variables.

Question 9

Which of the following are all forms of variable-pay programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  wage incentive plans, flextime, piece-rate 
B)  wage rate increases, bonuses, flextime 
C)  retirement benefits, extended vacations, wage incentive plans 
D)  piece-rate, wage incentive plans, gainsharing 
E)  profit-sharing, lump-sum bonuses, extended vacations 
A)  wage incentive plans, flextime, piece-rate 
B)  wage rate increases, bonuses, flextime 
C)  retirement benefits, extended vacations, wage incentive plans 
D)  piece-rate, wage incentive plans, gainsharing 
E)  profit-sharing, lump-sum bonuses, extended vacations

Question 10

One of the most expensive motivation programs is that which recognizes an employee's superior performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is generally considered to be the single best thing that managers can do to improve performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  set specific, challenging goals 
B)  allocate tasks depending on personality 
C)  give abundant opportunities for employee growth 
D)  restrict the use of punishment as a means of motivating workers 
E)  concentrate on intrinsic rewards rather than extrinsic rewards 
A)  set specific, challenging goals 
B)  allocate tasks depending on personality 
C)  give abundant opportunities for employee growth 
D)  restrict the use of punishment as a means of motivating workers 
E)  concentrate on intrinsic rewards rather than extrinsic rewards

Question 12

Participative management implies joint decision making and equal decision-making roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Piece-rate plans are based on group productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

List and describe different variable-pay programs. Be sure to include piece-rate plans, profit-sharing plans, and gainsharing.

Accepted Answer

a) Piece-rate plans. In piece-rat

Question 15

Distributive justice refers to the perceived fairness of the process used to determine the distribution of rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Contemporary research on equity theory focuses on ___________justice.

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational 
B)  interpersonal 
C)  distributive 
D)  interactional 
E)  procedural 
A)  organizational 
B)  interpersonal 
C)  distributive 
D)  interactional 
E)  procedural

Question 17

Which of the following is not one of the core job dimensions in the job characteristics model (JCM)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Why are flexible benefit plans consistent with expectancy theory's thesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational rewards should be linked to each individual employee's goals. 
B)  They make employment at firms providing such programs more attractive. 
C)  They provide a suite of tangible rewards that can be offered as motivation. 
D)  They allow organizations to minimize costs associated with benefits. 
E)  The motivation to gain extra benefits promotes productivity. 
A)  Organizational rewards should be linked to each individual employee's goals. 
B)  They make employment at firms providing such programs more attractive. 
C)  They provide a suite of tangible rewards that can be offered as motivation. 
D)  They allow organizations to minimize costs associated with benefits. 
E)  The motivation to gain extra benefits promotes productivity.

Question 19

Gainsharing and profit-sharing are the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Researchers report that which of the following was considered by employees to be the most powerful workplace motivator?

Accepted Answer

A)  opportunity for advancement 
B)  money 
C)  autonomy 
D)  vacation time 
E)  recognition 
A)  opportunity for advancement 
B)  money 
C)  autonomy 
D)  vacation time 
E)  recognition

The strengths of job rotation are that it eliminates boredom, increases motivation, and increases productivity.

Quality circles have been a big success in businesses using them.

If one is interested in changing employee attitudes or in improving organizational performance, representative participation would be a good choice.

What is self-efficacy?

Research on employee stock ownership programs indicates that they are clearly successful in doing which of the following?

What is an advantage of bonuses over merit pay?

What is the major failure of reinforcement theory in explaining changes in behavior?

Which of the following are all forms of variable-pay programs?

One of the most expensive motivation programs is that which recognizes an employee's superior performance.

What is generally considered to be the single best thing that managers can do to improve performance?

Participative management implies joint decision making and equal decision-making roles.

Piece-rate plans are based on group productivity.

List and describe different variable-pay programs. Be sure to include piece-rate plans, profit-sharing plans, and gainsharing.

Distributive justice refers to the perceived fairness of the process used to determine the distribution of rewards.

Contemporary research on equity theory focuses on ___________justice.

Which of the following is not one of the core job dimensions in the job characteristics model (JCM)?

Why are flexible benefit plans consistent with expectancy theory's thesis?

Gainsharing and profit-sharing are the same.

Researchers report that which of the following was considered by employees to be the most powerful workplace motivator?

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

The strengths of job rotation are that it eliminates boredom, increases motivation, and increases productivity.

Quality circles have been a big success in businesses using them.

If one is interested in changing employee attitudes or in improving organizational performance, representative participation would be a good choice.

What is self-efficacy?

Research on employee stock ownership programs indicates that they are clearly successful in doing which of the following?

What is an advantage of bonuses over merit pay?

What is the major failure of reinforcement theory in explaining changes in behavior?

Which of the following are all forms of variable-pay programs?

One of the most expensive motivation programs is that which recognizes an employee's superior performance.

What is generally considered to be the single best thing that managers can do to improve performance?

Participative management implies joint decision making and equal decision-making roles.

Piece-rate plans are based on group productivity.

List and describe different variable-pay programs. Be sure to include piece-rate plans, profit-sharing plans, and gainsharing.

Distributive justice refers to the perceived fairness of the process used to determine the distribution of rewards.

Contemporary research on equity theory focuses on ___________justice.

Which of the following is not one of the core job dimensions in the job characteristics model (JCM)?

Why are flexible benefit plans consistent with expectancy theory's thesis?

Gainsharing and profit-sharing are the same.

Researchers report that which of the following was considered by employees to be the most powerful workplace motivator?

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