Exam 6: Motivation: Practices and Applications

______ are independent workers who supply organizations with short-term talent for projects that need to be completed within a certain amount of time.

The higher the score for each of the characteristics of the job characteristics model, ______.

Also known as "Taylorism," ______ focuses on how to make people more efficient at their jobs through training, monitoring, and detailed planning.

______ is a compensation structure that rewards employees for the acquisition of new skills that lead to enhanced work performance.

Which element below is part of the job characteristics model?

Kayla is able to go into work at different times of the day and leave when she wants. Her employer is okay with this as long as she completes a number of required hours each week. Kayla is working what type of nontraditional work schedule?

What are some of the drawbacks of flexible working arrangements and what can be done to avoid them?

Isaac is a single dad. He joined a new company because they would allow him to work around his son's school schedule. This is important to him because he can also schedule his job around his son's sports games. Which dimension of the job characteristics model would this scenario of Isaac's new company exemplify?

Scientific management was primarily developed by ______.

______ can be demotivating, since employees know they will get paid regardless of how they perform, which also encourages poor performers to stay in an organization much longer.

Why are more companies implementing flexible working arrangements for their employees?

Quentin wants to reward his employees while also raising equity in his small business. By doing this, he will be able to keep control of the business until the time comes to hand over the reins to his eligible employees. Quentin has decided to start ______.

Alexis has a talent that allows her to work at a few different companies at once. She is hired by each organization to perform a project or task. Once in a while, her projects are similar in nature and she is able to get paid almost double for the same work. Alexis is working as a ______.

What term below is not an example of intrinsic motivation?

______ is the satisfaction we gain by stretching and exercising our capabilities, and ______ is the feeling of satisfaction and control we get from making efforts that do not rely on any external influences.

If someone feels empowered enough to see that his or her actions can make a real difference in an organization, they are feeling which psychological empowerment belief?

Of the elements in the job characteristics model, which one is defined as the extent to which an employee completes an entire piece of work from start to finish?

Lorraine works for a company that does not pay very well. She relies heavily on extra paychecks that her company gives out a couple of times a year. Lorraine relies on what type of pay?

Which element below is explained as increasing the scope of a job to make it more complex, stimulating, and satisfying for employees?

An employee who works four 10-hr days each week and then enjoys a 3-day weekend, or works 80 hr in 9 days with an extra day off every other week is considered a job sharer.