Exam 16: Motivation Theory and Practice

Andrew, a final year communications student, has been working for an advertising firm for a few months because the firm needed some more people to work on a project till November. This is an example of _____.

Punishment strategies can be effective when the managers focus on the undesirable behavior rather than the characteristics of the person.

Job _____ increases job depth by adding work planning and evaluating duties normally performed by the supervisor.

Nick, the marketing manager of an electronics manufacturing company, is impressed with the work of his subordinate, James, and hence grants additional authority to James to report directly to the company's chief marketing officer and board of directors with all his marketing strategies. Nick's decision to increase James's responsibilities could be viewed as an initiative of _____.

Andrew, a final year communications student, has been working for an advertising firm for a few months because the firm needed some more people to work on a project till November. This is an example of _____.

According to the ERG theory, _____ needs are desires for physiological well-being.

_____ theory suggests that being treated unfairly makes people uncomfortable and motivates them to eliminate the discomfort.

Flexible working hours help to reduce stress and also provide greater autonomy to employees.

How can managers effectively use positive reinforcement to increase the frequency of desirable behavior?

_____ is a strategy of reinforcement that discourages behavior by making an unpleasant consequence contingent on its occurrence.

_________ involves working from home or from outside the office at least part of the time.

Which of the following helps in providing flexibility to workers by splitting a full-time job between two or more people?

Which of the following is FALSE about equity theory?

According to Albert Bandura, if a person gains confidence through positive experience, it is referred to as _____.

_____ satisfies lower-order physiological needs.

According to McClelland's theory, _____ is the desire to do something better, to solve problems, or to master complex tasks.

Locke's goal-setting theory states that task goals can be motivating when they are set through participatory means.

_______ reinforcement rewards behavior only periodically.

Martin encourages the employees who have not been meeting the expectations of the job by ignoring minor issues when they meet his expectations. This type of strategy used to strengthen the desirable behavior is called _____.

The workers who are employed on a part-time and temporary basis to supplement the regular workforce are called _____.