Exam 8: Employee Behavior and Motivation

The biggest advantage of MBO is ________.

Individuals with high levels of organizational commitment are unlikely to overlook minor sources of dissatisfaction.

When people feel they are being inequitably treated,they are likely to ask for raises,increase their efforts,and work longer hours.

Status and job titles can meet the ________ needs level in the hierarchy of needs model.

________ is the pattern of actions by members of an organization that directly or indirectly influences the organization's effectiveness.

According to which of the following theorists do job satisfaction and dissatisfaction depend on hygiene and motivation factors?

A good person-job fit is a situation in which ________.

How does expectancy theory explain employee motivation?

Terry Bowen generally likes her job and works hard.However,Terry's level of effort has declined recently.Terry became aware that a new employee,with far less experience,was hired at Terry's current salary.Terry's lack of motivation can best be described by the ________ theory of motivation.

Discuss modified work schedules and how they increase job satisfaction.

A way of increasing job satisfaction by using different approaches to working hours and the workweek is called ________.

Which of the following restructures work to achieve a more satisfactory fit between workers and their jobs?

________ are industrial engineering techniques applied to each facet of a job in order to determine how to perform it most efficiently.

How are equity theory and the psychological contract connected?

________ refers to a person's capacity for understanding how he/she is feeling.

Which of the following allow people to choose their working hours by adjusting a standard work schedule on a daily or weekly basis?

When is a person-job fit considered to be good?

In terms of psychological contracts,________ refer to what an employee provides to the organization.

Job rotation is a type of ________ program.

Christine Choi is a programmer for BMC Software in Houston.In terms of a psychological contract,her ________ include a good place to work,nice benefits,and a large salary.