Question 1

Employees are empowered when they:

Accepted Answer

A) practice job specialization. 
B) experience self-reinforcement. 
C) engage in positive self-talk. 
D) experience freedom and discretion. 
E) experience self-reinforcement and engage in positive self-talk. 
A) practice job specialization. 
B) experience self-reinforcement. 
C) engage in positive self-talk. 
D) experience freedom and discretion. 
E) experience self-reinforcement and engage in positive self-talk.

Question 2

Employees with a high degree of autonomy are more likely to engage in self-leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Some critics argue that financial rewards discourage creativity and distract employees from the meaningfulness of the work itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Gainsharing plans tend to:

Accepted Answer

A) increase efficiency without paying employees any financial reward. 
B) the employee pay directly to company profits. 
C) create a reasonably strong effort-to-performance expectancy. 
D) reward individuals for their own personal performance rather than team or organizational performance. 
E) increase efficiency without paying employees any financial reward creating a reasonably strong effort-to-performance expectancy. 
A) increase efficiency without paying employees any financial reward. 
B) the employee pay directly to company profits. 
C) create a reasonably strong effort-to-performance expectancy. 
D) reward individuals for their own personal performance rather than team or organizational performance. 
E) increase efficiency without paying employees any financial reward creating a reasonably strong effort-to-performance expectancy.

Question 5

Task identity is the main job characteristic related to job enrichment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

XYZ Ltd.has just introduced a performance-based reward system for all production employees.The plan pays employees a team-based bonus based on the reduction of labor costs per unit in the production department.Describe three strategies to ensure that this and other performance-based reward systems are effective.Your answer should also briefly state the type of reward system used by XYZ Ltd.

Accepted Answer

XYZ Ltd.has introduced a form of gainsha

Question 7

Motivator-Hygiene Theory suggests that people are mainly motivated by characteristics of the job itself, not by working conditions and other factors external to the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A unique feature of Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) states that improving motivators increases job satisfaction but does not decrease job dissatisfaction. 
B) states that employees can be satisfied with their jobs but not motivated to perform their jobs. 
C) identifies job specialization as the main source of higher need fulfillment. 
D) views job satisfaction and dissatisfaction as opposites. 
E) recognizes money as the primary motivator in organizational settings. 
A) states that improving motivators increases job satisfaction but does not decrease job dissatisfaction. 
B) states that employees can be satisfied with their jobs but not motivated to perform their jobs. 
C) identifies job specialization as the main source of higher need fulfillment. 
D) views job satisfaction and dissatisfaction as opposites. 
E) recognizes money as the primary motivator in organizational settings.

Question 9

Job enlargement increases skill variety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Empowerment does which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Empowerment increases autonomy. 
B) Empowerment decreases skill variety. 
C) Empowerment increases job rotation. 
D) Empowerment increases job specialization. 
E) Empowerment increases autonomy and job specialization. 
A) Empowerment increases autonomy. 
B) Empowerment decreases skill variety. 
C) Empowerment increases job rotation. 
D) Empowerment increases job specialization. 
E) Empowerment increases autonomy and job specialization.

Question 11

Job status-based rewards potentially motivate employees to compete with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

To increase an employee's feelings of experienced responsibility, we would:

Accepted Answer

A) increase the amount of job feedback in the person's job. 
B) reduce the amount of task identity and task significance in the person's job. 
C) increase the amount of autonomy in the person's job. 
D) reduce the amount of skill variety in the person's job. 
E) increase the amount of task identity and task significance in the person's job. 
A) increase the amount of job feedback in the person's job. 
B) reduce the amount of task identity and task significance in the person's job. 
C) increase the amount of autonomy in the person's job. 
D) reduce the amount of skill variety in the person's job. 
E) increase the amount of task identity and task significance in the person's job.

Question 14

Your supervisor has been reading about self-leadership and is intrigued by the concept and wants to know more about it.Discuss how she can encourage self-leadership and which conditions would encourage self-leadership to be more likely to occur.

Accepted Answer

Students should distinguish between pers

Question 15

Job status-based rewards discourage employees from hoarding resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Job enlargement increases an employee's growth needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

People are empowered when they feel self-determination, meaning, competence, and impact regarding their role in the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Competency-based rewards are consistent with the concept of employability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Competency-based rewards pay employees based on their performance results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

__________ represents an employee's experienced meaningfulness in their work, a sense of self-determination, confidence in their abilities, and a sense that their work has an impact on the company's success?

Accepted Answer

A) Positive self-talk 
B) Job specialization 
C) Empowerment 
D) Job rotation 
E) Core job characteristics 
A) Positive self-talk 
B) Job specialization 
C) Empowerment 
D) Job rotation 
E) Core job characteristics

Employees are empowered when they:

Employees with a high degree of autonomy are more likely to engage in self-leadership.

Some critics argue that financial rewards discourage creativity and distract employees from the meaningfulness of the work itself.

Gainsharing plans tend to:

Task identity is the main job characteristic related to job enrichment.

Motivator-Hygiene Theory suggests that people are mainly motivated by characteristics of the job itself, not by working conditions and other factors external to the job.

A unique feature of Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory is that it:

Job enlargement increases skill variety.

Empowerment does which of the following?

Job status-based rewards potentially motivate employees to compete with each other.

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

To increase an employee's feelings of experienced responsibility, we would:

Your supervisor has been reading about self-leadership and is intrigued by the concept and wants to know more about it.Discuss how she can encourage self-leadership and which conditions would encourage self-leadership to be more likely to occur.

Job status-based rewards discourage employees from hoarding resources.

Job enlargement increases an employee's growth needs.

People are empowered when they feel self-determination, meaning, competence, and impact regarding their role in the organization.

Competency-based rewards are consistent with the concept of employability.

Competency-based rewards pay employees based on their performance results.

__________ represents an employee's experienced meaningfulness in their work, a sense of self-determination, confidence in their abilities, and a sense that their work has an impact on the company's success?

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perception and Learning in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 6: Applied Performance Practices

Employees are empowered when they:

Employees with a high degree of autonomy are more likely to engage in self-leadership.

Some critics argue that financial rewards discourage creativity and distract employees from the meaningfulness of the work itself.

Gainsharing plans tend to:

Task identity is the main job characteristic related to job enrichment.

Motivator-Hygiene Theory suggests that people are mainly motivated by characteristics of the job itself, not by working conditions and other factors external to the job.

A unique feature of Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory is that it:

Job enlargement increases skill variety.

Empowerment does which of the following?

Job status-based rewards potentially motivate employees to compete with each other.

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

To increase an employee's feelings of experienced responsibility, we would:

Your supervisor has been reading about self-leadership and is intrigued by the concept and wants to know more about it.Discuss how she can encourage self-leadership and which conditions would encourage self-leadership to be more likely to occur.

Job status-based rewards discourage employees from hoarding resources.

Job enlargement increases an employee's growth needs.

People are empowered when they feel self-determination, meaning, competence, and impact regarding their role in the organization.

Competency-based rewards are consistent with the concept of employability.

Competency-based rewards pay employees based on their performance results.

__________ represents an employee's experienced meaningfulness in their work, a sense of self-determination, confidence in their abilities, and a sense that their work has an impact on the company's success?

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perception and Learning in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

Filters