Question 1

A high degree of autonomy,task identity and task significance are important conditions for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Job specialisation 
B)  Competency-based pay 
C)  Empowerment 
D)  Scientific management 
A)  Job specialisation 
B)  Competency-based pay 
C)  Empowerment 
D)  Scientific management

Question 2

In self-leadership,constructive thought patterns include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-talk and mental imagery 
B)  Gainsharing 
C)  Personal goal setting and self-monitoring 
D)  Job rotation and job enrichment 
A)  Self-talk and mental imagery 
B)  Gainsharing 
C)  Personal goal setting and self-monitoring 
D)  Job rotation and job enrichment

Question 3

One problem with seniority-based rewards is that they cause higher turnover.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Self-leadership includes several elements,including:

Accepted Answer

A)  Job specialisation and self-reinforcement 
B)  Task identity and task significance 
C)  Job evaluation and self-monitoring 
D)  Positive self-talk and personal goal setting 
A)  Job specialisation and self-reinforcement 
B)  Task identity and task significance 
C)  Job evaluation and self-monitoring 
D)  Positive self-talk and personal goal setting

Question 5

Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create the lowest E-to-P expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Share options 
B)  Individual piece rates 
C)  Gainsharing 
D)  Individual commissions 
A)  Share options 
B)  Individual piece rates 
C)  Gainsharing 
D)  Individual commissions

Question 6

Scientific management is the process of systematically dividing work into its smallest possible elements and standardising work activities to achieve maximum efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Two ways to enrich jobs are by clustering jobs into natural groups and by establishing client relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Job enrichment tends to increase the quality of products or services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Increasing the core job characteristics will not increase employee motivation for those who lack the required skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of these job design actions is mainly a form of job enlargement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing the number of tasks within the job 
B)  Establishing client relationships 
C)  Empowering employees 
D)  Forming natural work units 
A)  Increasing the number of tasks within the job 
B)  Establishing client relationships 
C)  Empowering employees 
D)  Forming natural work units

Question 11

Employees are more likely to feel empowered in jobs with a high degree of autonomy,task identity and task significance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The first step in self-leadership is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Establishing client relationships 
B)  Practising gainsharing 
C)  Personal goal setting 
D)  Constructive thought patterns 
A)  Establishing client relationships 
B)  Practising gainsharing 
C)  Personal goal setting 
D)  Constructive thought patterns

Question 15

Job specialisation usually reduces the employee's work efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Mental imagery helps employees to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Forget about the task before they actually perform it 
B)  Anticipate obstacles to goal accomplishment and work out solutions to those obstacles 
C)  Keep track of their progress towards the goal and design artificial feedback where natural feedback does not occur 
D)  Make the job itself more motivating by altering the rewards received during job performance 
A)  Forget about the task before they actually perform it 
B)  Anticipate obstacles to goal accomplishment and work out solutions to those obstacles 
C)  Keep track of their progress towards the goal and design artificial feedback where natural feedback does not occur 
D)  Make the job itself more motivating by altering the rewards received during job performance

Question 17

Self-monitoring and designing natural rewards are both:

Accepted Answer

A)  Constructive thought pattern practices 
B)  Forms of job specialisation 
C)  Discouraged by organisational behaviour scholars 
D)  Part of the self-leadership process 
A)  Constructive thought pattern practices 
B)  Forms of job specialisation 
C)  Discouraged by organisational behaviour scholars 
D)  Part of the self-leadership process

Question 18

Which of the following is an individual incentive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gainsharing 
B)  Piece rate 
C)  Share options 
D)  Share ownership 
A)  Gainsharing 
B)  Piece rate 
C)  Share options 
D)  Share ownership

Question 19

Job status-based rewards discourage status differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A gainsharing plan:

Accepted Answer

A)  Encourages individuals to work independently rather than rely on team members 
B)  Rewards employees for the status they have gained in the organisation 
C)  All of the options listed here are correct 
D)  None of the options listed here is correct 
A)  Encourages individuals to work independently rather than rely on team members 
B)  Rewards employees for the status they have gained in the organisation 
C)  All of the options listed here are correct 
D)  None of the options listed here is correct

A high degree of autonomy,task identity and task significance are important conditions for:

In self-leadership,constructive thought patterns include:

One problem with seniority-based rewards is that they cause higher turnover.

Self-leadership includes several elements,including:

Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create the lowest E-to-P expectancy?

Scientific management is the process of systematically dividing work into its smallest possible elements and standardising work activities to achieve maximum efficiency.

Two ways to enrich jobs are by clustering jobs into natural groups and by establishing client relationships.

Job enrichment tends to increase the quality of products or services.

Increasing the core job characteristics will not increase employee motivation for those who lack the required skills.

Which of these job design actions is mainly a form of job enlargement?

Employees are more likely to feel empowered in jobs with a high degree of autonomy,task identity and task significance.

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.

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

The first step in self-leadership is:

Job specialisation usually reduces the employee's work efficiency.

Mental imagery helps employees to:

Self-monitoring and designing natural rewards are both:

Which of the following is an individual incentive?

Job status-based rewards discourage status differences.

A gainsharing plan:

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

A high degree of autonomy,task identity and task significance are important conditions for:

In self-leadership,constructive thought patterns include:

One problem with seniority-based rewards is that they cause higher turnover.

Self-leadership includes several elements,including:

Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create the lowest E-to-P expectancy?

Scientific management is the process of systematically dividing work into its smallest possible elements and standardising work activities to achieve maximum efficiency.

Two ways to enrich jobs are by clustering jobs into natural groups and by establishing client relationships.

Job enrichment tends to increase the quality of products or services.

Increasing the core job characteristics will not increase employee motivation for those who lack the required skills.

Which of these job design actions is mainly a form of job enlargement?

Employees are more likely to feel empowered in jobs with a high degree of autonomy,task identity and task significance.

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.

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

The first step in self-leadership is:

Job specialisation usually reduces the employee's work efficiency.

Mental imagery helps employees to:

Self-monitoring and designing natural rewards are both:

Which of the following is an individual incentive?

Job status-based rewards discourage status differences.

A gainsharing plan:

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