Question 1

determine what jobs will be performed in their organizations and how those jobs will be performed.

Accepted Answer

The answer of determine what jobs will be performed in...

Question 2

Managers must determine how to motivate people and how to optimize their performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

is the degree to which individuals continuously understand how effectively they are performing the job.

Accepted Answer

Knowledge

Question 4

The workweek allows employees to work their full forty hours in fewer than the traditional five days.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The workweek allows employees to work their...

Question 5

Organizations are faced with the pressures to be productive and efficient, while simultaneously facing the pressures to motivate and satisfy employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The job characteristics of skill variety, task identity, and task significance are expected to affect an employee's knowledge of the actual results of work activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Individuals can be happier in their personal and professional lives if they separate the notions of

Accepted Answer

A) efficiency and effectiveness. 
B) success and money. 
C) work and play. 
D) manager and employee. 
E) winning and beating the competition. 
A) efficiency and effectiveness. 
B) success and money. 
C) work and play. 
D) manager and employee. 
E) winning and beating the competition.

Question 8

For college professors, nurses, bank loan officers, and executive assistants, comes from satisfying intellectual curiosity, helping others, giving back to the community, and feeling needed.

Accepted Answer

The answer of For college professors, nurses, bank loan officers,...

Question 9

Alternative work arrangements are intended to

Accepted Answer

A) enhance employee motivation and performance. 
B) limit the flexibility employees have in scheduling work. 
C) accommodate a narrower range of the potential workforce. 
D) increase company profits. 
E) reduce dependence on key customers. 
A) enhance employee motivation and performance. 
B) limit the flexibility employees have in scheduling work. 
C) accommodate a narrower range of the potential workforce. 
D) increase company profits. 
E) reduce dependence on key customers.

Question 10

Telecommuting involves all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) using e-mail and other technologies to stay in touch with the workplace. 
B) employees spending one or two days a week at home. 
C) reductions in absenteeism and turnover. 
D) organization savings on facilities such as parking. 
E) higher pay for working under special conditions. 
A) using e-mail and other technologies to stay in touch with the workplace. 
B) employees spending one or two days a week at home. 
C) reductions in absenteeism and turnover. 
D) organization savings on facilities such as parking. 
E) higher pay for working under special conditions.

Question 11

Ending the workweek at lunchtime on Friday is most likely an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a shortened workweek. 
B) telecommuting. 
C) flextime. 
D) a compressed workweek. 
E) job sharing. 
A) a shortened workweek. 
B) telecommuting. 
C) flextime. 
D) a compressed workweek. 
E) job sharing.

Question 12

All of the following statements about the use of quality circles are true except

Accepted Answer

A) employees meet regularly to identify problems. 
B) employees are empowered to control their work. 
C) the use of a question/answer period is important. 
D) employees can propose solutions to problems. 
E) All of these are true of quality circles. 
A) employees meet regularly to identify problems. 
B) employees are empowered to control their work. 
C) the use of a question/answer period is important. 
D) employees can propose solutions to problems. 
E) All of these are true of quality circles.

Question 13

In the job characteristics theory, which of the following is not a factor presumed to cause the emergence of psychological states?

Accepted Answer

A) Task identity 
B) Experienced responsibility 
C) Task significance 
D) Feedback 
E) Autonomy 
A) Task identity 
B) Experienced responsibility 
C) Task significance 
D) Feedback 
E) Autonomy

Question 14

Empowerment will enhance organizational effectiveness under all the following conditions except

Accepted Answer

A) sincere efforts to spread power and autonomy to lower levels. 
B) commitment to maintain participation and empowerment. 
C) systematic efforts to empower workers. 
D) renewed concentration of authority in the hands of top managers. 
E) increased commitment to training. 
A) sincere efforts to spread power and autonomy to lower levels. 
B) commitment to maintain participation and empowerment. 
C) systematic efforts to empower workers. 
D) renewed concentration of authority in the hands of top managers. 
E) increased commitment to training.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about variable work schedules is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Employees can learn new skills. 
B) Employees recognize the value of motivation. 
C) Employees have a say in critical decisions in the organization. 
D) They grow resentful and powerless. 
E) Employees can organize their work behaviors. 
A) Employees can learn new skills. 
B) Employees recognize the value of motivation. 
C) Employees have a say in critical decisions in the organization. 
D) They grow resentful and powerless. 
E) Employees can organize their work behaviors.

Question 16

The first widespread model of how individual work should be designed was

Accepted Answer

A) job enrichment. 
B) job rotation. 
C) job enlargement. 
D) motivational design. 
E) job specialization. 
A) job enrichment. 
B) job rotation. 
C) job enlargement. 
D) motivational design. 
E) job specialization.

Question 17

Frederick Taylor's view of job specialization grew from the historical writing about division of labor advocated by Scottish economist Adam Smith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Frederick Taylor was the chief proponent of job specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Vertical job loading differs from job enlargement in that

Accepted Answer

A) the employee has more control over the job. 
B) the employee's job satisfaction receives more attention. 
C) more tasks are added to a job. 
D) workers feel as though they are doing something worthwhile. 
E) managers strive to motivate employees by maximizing intrinsic factors. 
A) the employee has more control over the job. 
B) the employee's job satisfaction receives more attention. 
C) more tasks are added to a job. 
D) workers feel as though they are doing something worthwhile. 
E) managers strive to motivate employees by maximizing intrinsic factors.

Question 20

Which of the following is an alternative work arrangement where an employee can work a full forty-hour week in less than five days?

Accepted Answer

A) Flexible work schedules 
B) Variable work schedules 
C) Compressed work week 
D) Job sharing 
E) Telecommuting 
A) Flexible work schedules 
B) Variable work schedules 
C) Compressed work week 
D) Job sharing 
E) Telecommuting

determine what jobs will be performed in their organizations and how those jobs will be performed.

Managers must determine how to motivate people and how to optimize their performance.

is the degree to which individuals continuously understand how effectively they are performing the job.

The workweek allows employees to work their full forty hours in fewer than the traditional five days.

Organizations are faced with the pressures to be productive and efficient, while simultaneously facing the pressures to motivate and satisfy employees.

The job characteristics of skill variety, task identity, and task significance are expected to affect an employee's knowledge of the actual results of work activities.

Individuals can be happier in their personal and professional lives if they separate the notions of

For college professors, nurses, bank loan officers, and executive assistants, comes from satisfying intellectual curiosity, helping others, giving back to the community, and feeling needed.

Alternative work arrangements are intended to

Telecommuting involves all of the following except

Ending the workweek at lunchtime on Friday is most likely an example of

All of the following statements about the use of quality circles are true except

In the job characteristics theory, which of the following is not a factor presumed to cause the emergence of psychological states?

Empowerment will enhance organizational effectiveness under all the following conditions except

Which of the following statements about variable work schedules is true?

The first widespread model of how individual work should be designed was

Frederick Taylor's view of job specialization grew from the historical writing about division of labor advocated by Scottish economist Adam Smith.

Frederick Taylor was the chief proponent of job specialization.

Vertical job loading differs from job enlargement in that

Which of the following is an alternative work arrangement where an employee can work a full forty-hour week in less than five days?

An Overview of Organizational Behavior

The Changing Environment of Organizations

Foundations of Individual Behavior

Motivation in Organizations

Motivating Employee Performance Through Rewards

Managing Stress and the Work-Life Balance

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Foundations of Interpersonal and Group Behavior

Using Teams in Organizations

Communication in Organizations

Traditional Models for Understanding Leadership

Contemporary Views of Leadership in Organizations

Power, Politics, and Organizational Justice

Conflict and Negotiation in Organizations

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organization Design

Organization Culture

Organization Change and Development

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Exam 5: Motivating Employee Performance Through Work

determine what jobs will be performed in their organizations and how those jobs will be performed.

Managers must determine how to motivate people and how to optimize their performance.

is the degree to which individuals continuously understand how effectively they are performing the job.

The workweek allows employees to work their full forty hours in fewer than the traditional five days.

Organizations are faced with the pressures to be productive and efficient, while simultaneously facing the pressures to motivate and satisfy employees.

The job characteristics of skill variety, task identity, and task significance are expected to affect an employee's knowledge of the actual results of work activities.

Individuals can be happier in their personal and professional lives if they separate the notions of

For college professors, nurses, bank loan officers, and executive assistants, comes from satisfying intellectual curiosity, helping others, giving back to the community, and feeling needed.

Alternative work arrangements are intended to

Telecommuting involves all of the following except

Ending the workweek at lunchtime on Friday is most likely an example of

All of the following statements about the use of quality circles are true except

In the job characteristics theory, which of the following is not a factor presumed to cause the emergence of psychological states?

Empowerment will enhance organizational effectiveness under all the following conditions except

Which of the following statements about variable work schedules is true?

The first widespread model of how individual work should be designed was

Frederick Taylor's view of job specialization grew from the historical writing about division of labor advocated by Scottish economist Adam Smith.

Frederick Taylor was the chief proponent of job specialization.

Vertical job loading differs from job enlargement in that

Which of the following is an alternative work arrangement where an employee can work a full forty-hour week in less than five days?

An Overview of Organizational Behavior

The Changing Environment of Organizations

Foundations of Individual Behavior

Motivation in Organizations

Motivating Employee Performance Through Rewards

Managing Stress and the Work-Life Balance

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Foundations of Interpersonal and Group Behavior

Using Teams in Organizations

Communication in Organizations

Traditional Models for Understanding Leadership

Contemporary Views of Leadership in Organizations

Power, Politics, and Organizational Justice

Conflict and Negotiation in Organizations

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organization Design

Organization Culture

Organization Change and Development

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