Question 1

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Students should distinguish between pers

Question 3

Job evaluations systematically evaluate the worth of each job within the organization by measuring its required skill,effort,responsibility,and working conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A large retail organization previously divided work among its four employee-benefits staff into distinct specializations.One person answered all questions about superannuation (pension plans),another answered all questions about various forms of paid time off (e.g.vacations),and so on.These jobs were recently restructured so that each person answers all questions for people in a particular geographic area.For example,one staff member is responsible for all employee-benefits inquiries from anyone in a particular geographic region.This job restructuring is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) self-leadership 
B) job enrichment 
C) job rotation 
D) scientific management 
E) job specialization 
A) self-leadership 
B) job enrichment 
C) job rotation 
D) scientific management 
E) job specialization

Question 5

When jobs are highly interdependent,employers should:

Accepted Answer

A) avoid using any form of performance-based reward system. 
B) use team-based rewards. 
C) use an individual-based reward. 
D) use an organizational-based reward system. 
E) avoid a team-based rewards. 
A) avoid using any form of performance-based reward system. 
B) use team-based rewards. 
C) use an individual-based reward. 
D) use an organizational-based reward system. 
E) avoid a team-based rewards.

Question 6

Research suggests that men and women differ in their attitudes towards money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Job status-based rewards usually offer which of the following benefits to organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) They encourage employees to focus their attention on customer service. 
B) They discourage organizational politics. 
C) They make organizations more market responsive. 
D) They encourage employees to focus their attention on customer service and they make organizations more market responsive. 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) They encourage employees to focus their attention on customer service. 
B) They discourage organizational politics. 
C) They make organizations more market responsive. 
D) They encourage employees to focus their attention on customer service and they make organizations more market responsive. 
E) None of the answers apply.

Question 8

Self-leadership includes several elements,including:

Accepted Answer

A) job specialization and self-reinforcement. 
B) task identity and task significance. 
C) job evaluation and self-monitoring. 
D) autonomy and gainsharing. 
E) positive self-talk and personal goal setting. 
A) job specialization and self-reinforcement. 
B) task identity and task significance. 
C) job evaluation and self-monitoring. 
D) autonomy and gainsharing. 
E) positive self-talk and personal goal setting.

Question 9

Research suggests that job enlargement increases employee motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The job characteristics model identifies five core job characteristics and three psychological states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Self-leadership relies on ideas from:

Accepted Answer

A) sports psychology. 
B) social cognitive theory. 
C) goal setting. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) social cognitive theory and goal setting. 
A) sports psychology. 
B) social cognitive theory. 
C) goal setting. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) social cognitive theory and goal setting.

Question 12

Which of the following are potential problems with performance-based pay plans?

Accepted Answer

A) Employers offer rewards that employees don't value. 
B) Some plans reward individual performance when the employee's work is highly interdependent. 
C) It is difficult to anticipate the unintended consequences of performance-based rewards. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Some plans reward individual performance when the employee's work is highly interdependent and it is difficult to anticipate the unintended consequences of performance-based rewards. 
A) Employers offer rewards that employees don't value. 
B) Some plans reward individual performance when the employee's work is highly interdependent. 
C) It is difficult to anticipate the unintended consequences of performance-based rewards. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Some plans reward individual performance when the employee's work is highly interdependent and it is difficult to anticipate the unintended consequences of performance-based rewards.

Question 13

Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create the strongest psychological connection between the individual employee's work effort and the reward received?

Accepted Answer

A) Profit sharing plan 
B) Gainsharing plan 
C) Employee stock ownership plan 
D) Employee stock option plan 
E) None of these rewards offer any psychological connection between the individual employee's work effort and the reward received. 
A) Profit sharing plan 
B) Gainsharing plan 
C) Employee stock ownership plan 
D) Employee stock option plan 
E) None of these rewards offer any psychological connection between the individual employee's work effort and the reward received.

Question 14

Competency-based rewards are expensive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following explicitly measures a composite of financial,customer,internal processes,and employee factors to reward executive performance?

Accepted Answer

A) Profit sharing plans. 
B) ESOPs. 
C) Gainsharing plans. 
D) Share options. 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) Profit sharing plans. 
B) ESOPs. 
C) Gainsharing plans. 
D) Share options. 
E) None of the answers apply.

Question 16

In 1436,the waterways of Venice were used to fully load 10 galleons with supplies in just six hours.As each vessel was towed along the narrow waterway,people at each house transferred munitions and other supplies to the passing vessel.By the end of the street,each vessel was fully loaded and ready for sailing.This event,known as the ''Arsenal of Venice'',is an early example of:

Accepted Answer

A) self-leadership 
B) gainsharing 
C) job specialization 
D) constructive thought patterns 
E) job rotation 
A) self-leadership 
B) gainsharing 
C) job specialization 
D) constructive thought patterns 
E) job rotation

Question 17

Studies indicate that constructive thought processes improve performance in all of the following sports except:

Accepted Answer

A) hockey 
B) soccer 
C) cycling 
D) skating 
E) it improves performance in all of thesE. 
A) hockey 
B) soccer 
C) cycling 
D) skating 
E) it improves performance in all of thesE.

Question 18

Skill-based pay plans give an employee a higher pay rate for those days that he or she performs two or more jobs at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following team rewards motivate team members to reduce costs and increase labour efficiency in their work process?

Accepted Answer

A) Profit-sharing 
B) Team-based synergy 
C) Employee share ownership plans 
D) Gainsharing plans 
E) Profit-sharing and employee share ownership plans only 
A) Profit-sharing 
B) Team-based synergy 
C) Employee share ownership plans 
D) Gainsharing plans 
E) Profit-sharing and employee share ownership plans only

Question 20

The extent of a person's self-leadership is dependent on _________ and ________ factors.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural;personal 
B) situational;personal 
C) financial;circumstantial 
D) political;ethical 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) cultural;personal 
B) situational;personal 
C) financial;circumstantial 
D) political;ethical 
E) None of the answers apply.

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

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

Job evaluations systematically evaluate the worth of each job within the organization by measuring its required skill,effort,responsibility,and working conditions.

When jobs are highly interdependent,employers should:

Research suggests that men and women differ in their attitudes towards money.

Job status-based rewards usually offer which of the following benefits to organizations?

Self-leadership includes several elements,including:

Research suggests that job enlargement increases employee motivation.

The job characteristics model identifies five core job characteristics and three psychological states.

Self-leadership relies on ideas from:

Which of the following are potential problems with performance-based pay plans?

Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create the strongest psychological connection between the individual employee's work effort and the reward received?

Competency-based rewards are expensive.

Which of the following explicitly measures a composite of financial,customer,internal processes,and employee factors to reward executive performance?

Studies indicate that constructive thought processes improve performance in all of the following sports except:

Skill-based pay plans give an employee a higher pay rate for those days that he or she performs two or more jobs at the same time.

Which of the following team rewards motivate team members to reduce costs and increase labour efficiency in their work process?

The extent of a person's self-leadership is dependent on _ and factors.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 6: Applied Performance Practices

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

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

Job evaluations systematically evaluate the worth of each job within the organization by measuring its required skill,effort,responsibility,and working conditions.

When jobs are highly interdependent,employers should:

Research suggests that men and women differ in their attitudes towards money.

Job status-based rewards usually offer which of the following benefits to organizations?

Self-leadership includes several elements,including:

Research suggests that job enlargement increases employee motivation.

The job characteristics model identifies five core job characteristics and three psychological states.

Self-leadership relies on ideas from:

Which of the following are potential problems with performance-based pay plans?

Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create the strongest psychological connection between the individual employee's work effort and the reward received?

Competency-based rewards are expensive.

Which of the following explicitly measures a composite of financial,customer,internal processes,and employee factors to reward executive performance?

Studies indicate that constructive thought processes improve performance in all of the following sports except:

Skill-based pay plans give an employee a higher pay rate for those days that he or she performs two or more jobs at the same time.

Which of the following team rewards motivate team members to reduce costs and increase labour efficiency in their work process?

The extent of a person's self-leadership is dependent on _________ and ________ factors.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

Filters

The extent of a person's self-leadership is dependent on _ and factors.