Exam 7: Motivation: Goal Setting and Reward Programs

____ may have the least motivating impact on employees,because of the difficulty an individual employee would have in influencing his or her level of rewards under the plan.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 81

Which of the following is one of the moderators of the strength of the relationship between goals and performance?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 82

Which mediator in the goal-setting model refers to the way in which an individual,often through experience and instruction,decides to tackle a task?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 83

Goal setting has four motivational aspects,including all of the following except:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 84

For performance based-reward systems to work,leaders need to make sure that rewards are monetary based.

(True/False)

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Question 85

According to the Diversity Competency: Lockheed Martin MS2 Team: The goal(s)of the MS2 program were _____.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 86

Susan is a manager at USBank,which has decided to implement management by objectives.Supervisors have been instructed to take whatever steps are necessary in their units to ensure that MBO will be effective.The jobs in Susan's unit are highly routine and tightly programmed.Workers have not openly expressed any dissatisfaction with their work,though testing has revealed that they tend to have high growth needs.The relationship between Susan and her workers is good.One of the most important things that she should do to ensure the successful implementation of MBO in her unit is:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 87

Which reward system is least appropriate in a situation in which an organization's training budget is particularly low?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 88

One of the drawbacks of flexible benefit plans is they are very expensive,especially for health care.

(True/False)

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Question 89

Self confidence is one of the key factors,along with goal difficulty and clarity that influences the establishment of challenging goals.

(True/False)

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Question 90

According to the Change Competency: Nucor's Profit-Sharing Program,The average Nucor steelworker earns more than $70,000 per year,but only one-third of that amount is guaranteed.

(True/False)

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Question 91

____ are the two key attributes of goals that are particularly important in determining the level of challenge experienced by a person.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 92

The use of ____ as a reward system is more likely than the others listed to be perceived as unfair by employees,since they may feel that their own behavior will have little influence on their rewards.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 93

The following is an example of which type of reward system? A teacher writes a personal note to all students who received an A in his class and mailed these to the students' homes.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 94

Flexible benefit programs are often used in cultures that do not have a strong gender role orientation.

(True/False)

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Question 95

In the Teams Competency: Jeff Gordon's Rainbow Warriors,what makes Jeff Gordon's team different from other NASCAR teams?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 96

Goal setting is a process designed to increase and by specifying desired outcomes toward which individuals,teams,departments,and organizations should strive.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 97

In the Teams Competency: Jeff Gordon's Rainbow Warriors,all of the following are true except:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 98

The majority of the largest U.S.organizations use skill-based pay for some proportion of their blue-collar workers.

(True/False)

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Question 99

Limitations to goal setting include all of the following except:

(Multiple Choice)

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Exam 7: Motivation: Goal Setting and Reward Programs

____ may have the least motivating impact on employees,because of the difficulty an individual employee would have in influencing his or her level of rewards under the plan.

Which of the following is one of the moderators of the strength of the relationship between goals and performance?

Which mediator in the goal-setting model refers to the way in which an individual,often through experience and instruction,decides to tackle a task?

Goal setting has four motivational aspects,including all of the following except:

For performance based-reward systems to work,leaders need to make sure that rewards are monetary based.

According to the Diversity Competency: Lockheed Martin MS2 Team: The goal(s)of the MS2 program were _____.

Which reward system is least appropriate in a situation in which an organization's training budget is particularly low?

One of the drawbacks of flexible benefit plans is they are very expensive,especially for health care.

Self confidence is one of the key factors,along with goal difficulty and clarity that influences the establishment of challenging goals.

According to the Change Competency: Nucor's Profit-Sharing Program,The average Nucor steelworker earns more than $70,000 per year,but only one-third of that amount is guaranteed.

____ are the two key attributes of goals that are particularly important in determining the level of challenge experienced by a person.

The use of ____ as a reward system is more likely than the others listed to be perceived as unfair by employees,since they may feel that their own behavior will have little influence on their rewards.

The following is an example of which type of reward system? A teacher writes a personal note to all students who received an A in his class and mailed these to the students' homes.

Flexible benefit programs are often used in cultures that do not have a strong gender role orientation.

In the Teams Competency: Jeff Gordon's Rainbow Warriors,what makes Jeff Gordon's team different from other NASCAR teams?

Goal setting is a process designed to increase ____ and ____ by specifying desired outcomes toward which individuals,teams,departments,and organizations should strive.

In the Teams Competency: Jeff Gordon's Rainbow Warriors,all of the following are true except:

The majority of the largest U.S.organizations use skill-based pay for some proportion of their blue-collar workers.

Limitations to goal setting include all of the following except:

Learning About Organizational Behavior

Individual and Organizational Ethics

Understanding Individual Differences: Part A

Understanding Individual Differences: Part B

Perceptions and Attributions

Learning Concepts to Improve Performance: Part A

Learning Concepts to Improve Performance: Part B

Motivating Employees

Workplace Stress and Aggression: Part A

Workplace Stress and Aggression: Part B

Interpersonal Communication in Organizations: Part A

Interpersonal Communication in Organizations: Part B

Leadership Effectiveness: Foundations

Leadership Effectiveness: New Perspectives

Developing and Leading Teams: Part A

Developing and Leading Teams: Part B

Managing Conflict and Negotiating Effectively

Managerial Decision Making

Organization Design

Cultivating Organizational Culture

Managing Organizational Change

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