Exam 8: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

Recent studies indicate that employee recognition programs are associated with self-esteem, self-efficacy, and job satisfaction and the broader outcomes from intrinsic motivation are well documented.

What is an advantage of bonuses over merit-based pay plan?

Sally Peterson, who works as an entry-level editor, wants to go for dental reconstruction surgery and sent a query to her HR department asking for a list of preferred hospitals. The HR looked through her healthcare plan, which provides only a minimum coverage for routine drugs and vision care. Consequently, the HR manager informed her that if she wishes to carry on with the dental procedure, she will have to pay for it on her own. Which of the following benefits plans should she choose to meet her needs?

The periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another with similar skill requirements at the same organizational level is defined as ________.

Which of the following is an example of a piece-rate plan?

Core-plus plans consist of ________.

Discuss the relationship between social and physical work context and employee satisfaction.

________ bases a portion of an employee's pay on some individual and/or organizational measure of performance.

An arrangement that allows two or more individuals to split a traditional 40-hour-a-week job is called ________.

Employees who use the flextime option have to ________.

Participative management is characterized by the symbolic representation of employees in work councils and board meetings.

________ is not a benefit of flextime.

Compare and contrast the job characteristics model and mutual assistance programs in terms of how they lend meaning to an employee's role.

Amanda McPherson is a working mother with one child and an ailing parent to look after in addition to her duties as a wife and job responsibilities as a legal consultant. Since Amanda always feels pressed for time, the news that the consultancy she works for would allow her to work from home two days a week came as a great relief to her. She now feels more motivated to work for the company, as the company has taken into account her personal and professional needs. The company has allowed Amanda to use the option of ________.

A variable-pay program bases a portion of an employee's pay on some individual and/or organizational measure of performance.

Which of the following is the distinct characteristic of participative management programs?

Feedback is the degree to which carrying out work activities generates direct and clear information about one's own performance.

When the profits of Emm Corp rose steadily over two quarters three years back, the employees of the company were given the offer of purchasing the company's shares at subsidized rates. Many of the employees who bought the shares have become extremely rich after the phenomenal growth Emm Corp has had in the following years. This is an example of a bonus.

To be effective, an employee involvement program must ________.

List and describe the various flexible benefits plans.