Question 1

Mental imagery excludes visualising completion of a task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Team rewards increase employee preferences for team-based work arrangements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Job specialisation increases training costs and makes it more difficult for companies to match employee aptitudes to jobs for which they are best suited.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Self-leadership has become increasingly important in contemporary organisations.Identify and describe any three components of self-leadership.Then explain how each of those three self-leadership components potentially improve employee motivation and/or performance.

Accepted Answer

Self-leadership refers to the process of

Question 5

Employees are empowered when they:

Accepted Answer

A)  Practice job specialisation 
B)  Experience self-reinforcement 
C)  Engage in positive self-talk 
D)  Experience freedom and discretion 
A)  Practice job specialisation 
B)  Experience self-reinforcement 
C)  Engage in positive self-talk 
D)  Experience freedom and discretion

Question 6

Job status-based rewards:

Accepted Answer

A)  Try to ensure that employees believe their pay is equitable compared to other people in the organisation 
B)  Motivate employees to compete for positions further up the organisation 
C)  Tend to encourage bureaucratic hierarchy 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct 
A)  Try to ensure that employees believe their pay is equitable compared to other people in the organisation 
B)  Motivate employees to compete for positions further up the organisation 
C)  Tend to encourage bureaucratic hierarchy 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct

Question 7

How do growth needs relate to the job characteristics model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Growth needs are the critical psychological state resulting from skill variety and task identity 
B)  High growth needs are one of the psychological states in the job characteristics model 
C)  Job enrichment might motivate those with high growth needs more than those with low growth needs,but recent studies suggest this relationship is weak,at best 
D)  Growth needs increase with the level of autonomy offered in the job 
A)  Growth needs are the critical psychological state resulting from skill variety and task identity 
B)  High growth needs are one of the psychological states in the job characteristics model 
C)  Job enrichment might motivate those with high growth needs more than those with low growth needs,but recent studies suggest this relationship is weak,at best 
D)  Growth needs increase with the level of autonomy offered in the job

Question 8

Work quality tends to increase with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Job enrichment 
B)  Empowerment 
C)  Competency-based rewards 
D)  Natural grouping of tasks into one job 
A)  Job enrichment 
B)  Empowerment 
C)  Competency-based rewards 
D)  Natural grouping of tasks into one job

Question 9

The philosophy behind scientific management is to increase job enrichment and decrease job specialisation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Briefly describe the three types of organisational rewards.What are some of the risks/benefits associated with these types of rewards?

Accepted Answer

(1)Employee share ownership plans (ESOPs

Question 11

Which are the job design practices that most motivate employees and why should these improve performance?

Accepted Answer

(1)Job rotation,which is the practice of

Question 12

What are some of the outcomes of carrying out empowerment practices?

Accepted Answer

Empowerment practices can have four usef

Question 13

Which of the following is LEAST likely to create an ownership culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employee share ownership 
B)  Profit sharing 
C)  Share option 
D)  None of the options listed here is correct 
A)  Employee share ownership 
B)  Profit sharing 
C)  Share option 
D)  None of the options listed here is correct

Question 14

All employees feel more motivated to perform their jobs when the core job characteristics are increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Job enlargement increases an employee's growth need strength.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following systematically evaluates the worth of each job within the organisation?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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 18

Which of the following is NOT a component of empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impact 
B)  Meaning 
C)  Mental imagery 
D)  Self-determination 
A)  Impact 
B)  Meaning 
C)  Mental imagery 
D)  Self-determination

Question 19

NuGlass Ltd manufactures glass for commercial products.The production process has several interdependent tasks and employees in those tasks need to coordinate their work for maximum efficiency and effectiveness.Management wants each employee to learn several jobs so that the production group can be more flexible.Describe one type of reward system that would best motivate employees to learn several jobs,and identify a potential disadvantage of this reward system.

Accepted Answer

Probably the best type of reward system

Question 20

What are the five core job characteristics that have been shown to motivate employees when higher levels of these characteristics are present?

Accepted Answer

(1)Skill variety,which refers to using a

Mental imagery excludes visualising completion of a task.

Team rewards increase employee preferences for team-based work arrangements.

Job specialisation increases training costs and makes it more difficult for companies to match employee aptitudes to jobs for which they are best suited.

Self-leadership has become increasingly important in contemporary organisations.Identify and describe any three components of self-leadership.Then explain how each of those three self-leadership components potentially improve employee motivation and/or performance.

Employees are empowered when they:

Job status-based rewards:

How do growth needs relate to the job characteristics model?

Work quality tends to increase with:

The philosophy behind scientific management is to increase job enrichment and decrease job specialisation.

Briefly describe the three types of organisational rewards.What are some of the risks/benefits associated with these types of rewards?

Which are the job design practices that most motivate employees and why should these improve performance?

What are some of the outcomes of carrying out empowerment practices?

Which of the following is LEAST likely to create an ownership culture?

All employees feel more motivated to perform their jobs when the core job characteristics are increased.

Job enlargement increases an employee's growth need strength.

Which of the following systematically evaluates the worth of each job within the organisation?

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

Which of the following is NOT a component of empowerment?

What are the five core job characteristics that have been shown to motivate employees when higher levels of these characteristics are present?

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

Mental imagery excludes visualising completion of a task.

Team rewards increase employee preferences for team-based work arrangements.

Job specialisation increases training costs and makes it more difficult for companies to match employee aptitudes to jobs for which they are best suited.

Self-leadership has become increasingly important in contemporary organisations.Identify and describe any three components of self-leadership.Then explain how each of those three self-leadership components potentially improve employee motivation and/or performance.

Employees are empowered when they:

Job status-based rewards:

How do growth needs relate to the job characteristics model?

Work quality tends to increase with:

The philosophy behind scientific management is to increase job enrichment and decrease job specialisation.

Briefly describe the three types of organisational rewards.What are some of the risks/benefits associated with these types of rewards?

Which are the job design practices that most motivate employees and why should these improve performance?

What are some of the outcomes of carrying out empowerment practices?

Which of the following is LEAST likely to create an ownership culture?

All employees feel more motivated to perform their jobs when the core job characteristics are increased.

Job enlargement increases an employee's growth need strength.

Which of the following systematically evaluates the worth of each job within the organisation?

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

Which of the following is NOT a component of empowerment?

What are the five core job characteristics that have been shown to motivate employees when higher levels of these characteristics are present?

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

Filters