Exam 8: Motivation and Empowerment

_____ refers to a motivational approach that incorporates high-level motivators into the work.

You are the owner of a small business with ten employees. How would you build a thriving workforce?

Conventional management approaches:

It is the behavior of coworkers that makes the biggest difference in whether people feel engaged at work.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, the highest need category is _____.

_____, the first dimension of Herzberg's two-factor theory, involves the presence or absence of working conditions, pay, company policies, and interpersonal relationships.

When workers are not motivated to achieve organizational goals, the fault is often with the workers themselves.

_____ appeal to the "lower" needs of individuals.

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

_____ is the withdrawal of a positive reward, meaning that behavior is no longer reinforced and hence is less likely to occur in the future.

Which of the following is a result of employee empowerment?

The basic assumption underlying behavior modification is the _____.

Organizations can motivate employees by creating an organizational environment that:

Briefly describe the two categories of motives.

_____ proposes that humans are motivated by multiple needs and those needs exist in a hierarchical order.

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

According to the acquired needs theory, the need for power refers to the desire to:

Which of the following theories proposes that people are motivated to seek fair rewards for performance?

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts lets its best performing employees design their rewards. This is done to ensure  that the rewards are valued by the employees and serve as further motivation. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts uses _____ theory to motivate its employees.

List the five dimensions of jobs in which leaders can make alterations to increase a job's motivational and empowerment potential.