Question 1

Most employee benefits are based on which type of reward system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Membership of the organisation 
B)  Job status 
C)  Individual job performance 
D)  Competency 
A)  Membership of the organisation 
B)  Job status 
C)  Individual job performance 
D)  Competency A

Question 2

Mental imagery is one of the most beneficial outcomes of job enrichment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

How have our ideas about ways of improving work effectiveness through job design changed?

Accepted Answer

The process requires a carefully thought out job design,which is the process of assigning tasks to a job,including the interdependency of those tasks with other jobs.Initial ideas about job specialisation have been supplemented by theories about aspects of work that motivate employees or alternatively cause them dissatisfaction.From these ideas,the job characteristics model was developed.

Question 4

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 options listed here are correct 
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 options listed here are correct

Question 5

The head of operations at NanoTech Systems announced that the company 'empowers its employees to perform their jobs at peak performance'.Discuss the operations manager's statement in the context of the meaning of empowerment.

Accepted Answer

The statement made by the head of operat

Question 6

According to Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory,only characteristics of the job (and not the work environment)motivate employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is motivator-hygiene theory?

Accepted Answer

Motivator-hygiene theory proposes that e

Question 8

Which of the following practices explicitly includes self-reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-leadership 
B)  Empowerment 
C)  Job rotation 
D)  Job enrichment 
A)  Self-leadership 
B)  Empowerment 
C)  Job rotation 
D)  Job enrichment

Question 9

People with a high power distance give money a low priority in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Positive self-talk motivates employees by increasing their effort-to-performance expectancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Forming natural work units tends to increase task identity and task significance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Scientific management is most closely associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-leadership 
B)  Employee motivation 
C)  Job design 
D)  Reward systems 
A)  Self-leadership 
B)  Employee motivation 
C)  Job design 
D)  Reward systems

Question 13

Which of the following job design strategies tends to increase work efficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job enlargement 
B)  Job rotation 
C)  Job enrichment 
D)  Job specialisation 
A)  Job enlargement 
B)  Job rotation 
C)  Job enrichment 
D)  Job specialisation

Question 14

The more that employees see a direct connection between their daily actions and the reward,the more they are motivated to improve performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Employee stock ownership plans and stock options tend to create an 'ownership culture' in which employees feel aligned with the organisation's success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A video journalist's job consists of operating the camera,reporting the story and often editing the work,whereas these three tasks are traditionally performed by three people.Video journalism is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-leadership 
B)  Job enrichment 
C)  Job enlargement 
D)  Job specialisation 
A)  Self-leadership 
B)  Job enrichment 
C)  Job enlargement 
D)  Job specialisation

Question 17

The problem with membership and seniority-based rewards is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  They discourage people from remaining with the organisation 
B)  They are difficult to use in organisational settings 
C)  They do not directly motivate job performance 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct 
A)  They discourage people from remaining with the organisation 
B)  They are difficult to use in organisational settings 
C)  They do not directly motivate job performance 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct

Question 18

Job enlargement primarily changes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Autonomy 
B)  Working conditions 
C)  Growth need strength 
D)  Skill variety 
A)  Autonomy 
B)  Working conditions 
C)  Growth need strength 
D)  Skill variety

Question 19

Compare and contrast gainsharing with employee share ownership plans.

Accepted Answer

Employee share ownership plans (ESOPs)in

Question 20

Skill-based pay plans:

Accepted Answer

A)  Discourage employees from learning new jobs 
B)  Create a psychological distance between employees and managers 
C)  Discourage poor performers from leaving the organisation 
D)  Can be expensive because they motivate employees to spend more time learning new jobs 
A)  Discourage employees from learning new jobs 
B)  Create a psychological distance between employees and managers 
C)  Discourage poor performers from leaving the organisation 
D)  Can be expensive because they motivate employees to spend more time learning new jobs

Most employee benefits are based on which type of reward system?

Mental imagery is one of the most beneficial outcomes of job enrichment.

How have our ideas about ways of improving work effectiveness through job design changed?

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

The head of operations at NanoTech Systems announced that the company 'empowers its employees to perform their jobs at peak performance'.Discuss the operations manager's statement in the context of the meaning of empowerment.

According to Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory,only characteristics of the job (and not the work environment)motivate employees.

What is motivator-hygiene theory?

Which of the following practices explicitly includes self-reinforcement?

People with a high power distance give money a low priority in their lives.

Positive self-talk motivates employees by increasing their effort-to-performance expectancy.

Forming natural work units tends to increase task identity and task significance.

Scientific management is most closely associated with:

Which of the following job design strategies tends to increase work efficiency?

The more that employees see a direct connection between their daily actions and the reward,the more they are motivated to improve performance.

Employee stock ownership plans and stock options tend to create an 'ownership culture' in which employees feel aligned with the organisation's success.

A video journalist's job consists of operating the camera,reporting the story and often editing the work,whereas these three tasks are traditionally performed by three people.Video journalism is an example of:

The problem with membership and seniority-based rewards is that:

Job enlargement primarily changes which of the following?

Compare and contrast gainsharing with employee share ownership plans.

Skill-based pay plans:

Introduction to the Field of Organisational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organisations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organisations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organisational Settings

Organisational Structure

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change

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Exam 6: Applied Performance Practices

Most employee benefits are based on which type of reward system?

Mental imagery is one of the most beneficial outcomes of job enrichment.

How have our ideas about ways of improving work effectiveness through job design changed?

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

The head of operations at NanoTech Systems announced that the company 'empowers its employees to perform their jobs at peak performance'.Discuss the operations manager's statement in the context of the meaning of empowerment.

According to Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory,only characteristics of the job (and not the work environment)motivate employees.

What is motivator-hygiene theory?

Which of the following practices explicitly includes self-reinforcement?

People with a high power distance give money a low priority in their lives.

Positive self-talk motivates employees by increasing their effort-to-performance expectancy.

Forming natural work units tends to increase task identity and task significance.

Scientific management is most closely associated with:

Which of the following job design strategies tends to increase work efficiency?

The more that employees see a direct connection between their daily actions and the reward,the more they are motivated to improve performance.

Employee stock ownership plans and stock options tend to create an 'ownership culture' in which employees feel aligned with the organisation's success.

A video journalist's job consists of operating the camera,reporting the story and often editing the work,whereas these three tasks are traditionally performed by three people.Video journalism is an example of:

The problem with membership and seniority-based rewards is that:

Job enlargement primarily changes which of the following?

Compare and contrast gainsharing with employee share ownership plans.

Skill-based pay plans:

Introduction to the Field of Organisational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organisations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organisations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organisational Settings

Organisational Structure

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change

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