Exam 8: motivation and Empowerment

Describe the Two-Factor Theory.

Insurance benefits or vacation time would be examples of:

Conventional management approaches:

Five elements must be in place before employees can be empowered to perform their jobs: information, knowledge, discretion, meaning, and rewards.

____________________ is a theory that suggests that motivation depends on individuals' mental expectation about their ability to perform tasks and receive desired rewards.

Immediate praise for an employee who arrives on time increases the likelihood of promptness. This is an example of:

____________________ are internal satisfactions a person receives in the process of performing a particular action.

Describe Equity Theory.

A New York Times reporter used reinforcement theory to shape her husband's behavior. When her husband did something she liked, such as throw a dirty shirt in the hamper, she would give him a hug. This is an example of:

Hygiene factors fulfill high-level needs and include achievement, recognition, responsibility, and opportunity for growth.

The empowerment continuum includes all EXCEPT:

Reasons for empowerment do not include:

Why is empowerment difficult to implement?

Describe the needs-based theories of motivation.

____________________ are rewards that apply the same to all people within an organization or within a specific category or department.

Describe employee engagement programs.

Hygiene factors include all EXCEPT:

Critics of carrot-and-stick methods argue that intrinsic rewards diminish extrinsic rewards.

____________________ states that positively reinforced behavior tends to be repeated and behavior that is not reinforced tends not to be repeated.

Pay-for-knowledge is a motivational approach that encourages people to work together rather than focus on individual achievements and rewards.