Exam 6: Motivation and Performance

__________ is a compensation system that bases an individual's salary or wage increase on a measure of the person's performance accomplishments during a specified time period.

(Short Answer)

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Question 101

Job enrichment increases job breadth by having the worker perform more and different tasks,but all at the same level of responsibility and challenge.

(True/False)

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Question 102

Regarding job enrichment,OB scholars __________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 103

Intrinsic rewards are positively valued work outcomes that are given to an individual or group by some other person or source in the work setting.

(True/False)

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Question 104

A(n)__________ is a method of performance appraisal that records incidents of each subordinate's behavior that led to either unusual success or failure in a given performance aspect.

(Short Answer)

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Question 105

A critical incident diary is not particularly well suited for employee development and feedback.

(True/False)

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Question 106

The degree to which the job gives the employee substantial freedom,independence,and discretion in scheduling the work and determining the procedures used in carrying it out is referred to as:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 107

Merit pay is an attempt to make pay contingent upon __________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 108

An emerging trend is the attempt to extend the awarding of cash bonuses to employees at lower levels in organization and in both managerial and non managerial jobs.

(True/False)

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Question 109

Changes in a job that are designed to increase job depth are sometimes called vertical loading.

(True/False)

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Question 110

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of the "best" job design?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 111

Accenture and Booz Allen Hamilton offer suggestions for attracting and retaining talented working mothers.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 112

All of the following are negatives about telecommuting EXCEPT:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 113

__________ performance appraisal information is useful for making selection and placement decisions.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 114

The machine-paced automobile assembly line is a classic example of job rotation.

(True/False)

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Question 115

Extrinsic rewards are positively valued work outcomes that an individual receives directly as a result of task performance.

(True/False)

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Question 116

In today's work environment,it is becoming more common to include peer evaluations in a performance appraisal process,where the persons in a work team or doing similar jobs rate an employee as a co-worker.

(True/False)

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Question 117

Individual difference moderators that can influence individual preferences in how jobs are designed are ,,and __ moderators.

(Essay)

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Question 118

Which statement about comparative methods of performance appraisal is false?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 119

__________ rewards employees based on the entire organization's performance.

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Question 120

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__________ is a compensation system that bases an individual's salary or wage increase on a measure of the person's performance accomplishments during a specified time period.

Job enrichment increases job breadth by having the worker perform more and different tasks,but all at the same level of responsibility and challenge.

Regarding job enrichment,OB scholars __________.

Intrinsic rewards are positively valued work outcomes that are given to an individual or group by some other person or source in the work setting.

A(n)__________ is a method of performance appraisal that records incidents of each subordinate's behavior that led to either unusual success or failure in a given performance aspect.

A critical incident diary is not particularly well suited for employee development and feedback.

The degree to which the job gives the employee substantial freedom,independence,and discretion in scheduling the work and determining the procedures used in carrying it out is referred to as:

Merit pay is an attempt to make pay contingent upon __________.

An emerging trend is the attempt to extend the awarding of cash bonuses to employees at lower levels in organization and in both managerial and non managerial jobs.

Changes in a job that are designed to increase job depth are sometimes called vertical loading.

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of the "best" job design?

Accenture and Booz Allen Hamilton offer suggestions for attracting and retaining talented working mothers.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

All of the following are negatives about telecommuting EXCEPT:

__________ performance appraisal information is useful for making selection and placement decisions.

The machine-paced automobile assembly line is a classic example of job rotation.

Extrinsic rewards are positively valued work outcomes that an individual receives directly as a result of task performance.

In today's work environment,it is becoming more common to include peer evaluations in a performance appraisal process,where the persons in a work team or doing similar jobs rate an employee as a co-worker.

Individual difference moderators that can influence individual preferences in how jobs are designed are ,,and __ moderators.

Which statement about comparative methods of performance appraisal is false?

__________ rewards employees based on the entire organization's performance.

Introducing Organizational Behavior

Individual Differences,Values,and Diversity

Emotions,Attitudes,and Job Satisfaction

Perception,Attribution,and Learning

Teams in Organizations

Teamwork and Team Performance

Decision-Making and Creativity

Conflict and Negotiation

Communication and Collaboration

Power and Politics

Leadership Essentials

Leadership Challenges and Organizational Change

Organizational Culture and Innovation

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Exam 6: Motivation and Performance

__________ is a compensation system that bases an individual's salary or wage increase on a measure of the person's performance accomplishments during a specified time period.

Job enrichment increases job breadth by having the worker perform more and different tasks,but all at the same level of responsibility and challenge.

Regarding job enrichment,OB scholars __________.

Intrinsic rewards are positively valued work outcomes that are given to an individual or group by some other person or source in the work setting.

A(n)__________ is a method of performance appraisal that records incidents of each subordinate's behavior that led to either unusual success or failure in a given performance aspect.

A critical incident diary is not particularly well suited for employee development and feedback.

The degree to which the job gives the employee substantial freedom,independence,and discretion in scheduling the work and determining the procedures used in carrying it out is referred to as:

Merit pay is an attempt to make pay contingent upon __________.

An emerging trend is the attempt to extend the awarding of cash bonuses to employees at lower levels in organization and in both managerial and non managerial jobs.

Changes in a job that are designed to increase job depth are sometimes called vertical loading.

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of the "best" job design?

Accenture and Booz Allen Hamilton offer suggestions for attracting and retaining talented working mothers.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

All of the following are negatives about telecommuting EXCEPT:

__________ performance appraisal information is useful for making selection and placement decisions.

The machine-paced automobile assembly line is a classic example of job rotation.

Extrinsic rewards are positively valued work outcomes that an individual receives directly as a result of task performance.

In today's work environment,it is becoming more common to include peer evaluations in a performance appraisal process,where the persons in a work team or doing similar jobs rate an employee as a co-worker.

Individual difference moderators that can influence individual preferences in how jobs are designed are __________,__________,and __________ moderators.

Which statement about comparative methods of performance appraisal is false?

__________ rewards employees based on the entire organization's performance.

Introducing Organizational Behavior

Individual Differences,Values,and Diversity

Emotions,Attitudes,and Job Satisfaction

Perception,Attribution,and Learning

Teams in Organizations

Teamwork and Team Performance

Decision-Making and Creativity

Conflict and Negotiation

Communication and Collaboration

Power and Politics

Leadership Essentials

Leadership Challenges and Organizational Change

Organizational Culture and Innovation

Organizational Goals and Structures

Strategy,Technology,and Organizational Design

Filters

Individual difference moderators that can influence individual preferences in how jobs are designed are ,,and __ moderators.