Exam 7: Motivation Concepts

Jasmine wants to become head of her department. Although she will be greatly compensated if she achieves this aim and will gain control over many subordinates, the main reason she is pursuing this position is that she thinks she can do the job better than anyone else and wants people to know this. According to the McClelland's theory of needs, which of the following needs primarily drives Jasmine in this case?

________ involves translating the organization's overall objectives into specific objectives for each succeeding level in the organization.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the cognitive evaluation theory?

What are the three relationships in Vroom's expectancy theory?

You graduated from college two years ago and began working at Hampstead Electronics. You have received good performance evaluations and a raise. You just found out that your organization has hired a recent college graduate with no experience at a higher salary than you are now making. You consider this an unfair act and resolve to do something about it. In such a situation, you will most likely ________.

With reference to the expectancy theory, which of the following examples indicates a weak rewards-personal goals relationship?

According to the two-factor theory proposed by Herzberg, which of the following factors is considered a hygiene factor?

Describe the three key elements in the definition of motivation.

Which of the following theories proposes that people prefer to feel they have control over their actions, so anything that makes a previously enjoyed task feel more like an obligation than a freely chosen activity will undermine motivation?

Which of the following types of justice is most strongly related to organizational commitment and satisfaction with outcomes such as pay?

________ indicates how strongly peoples' reasons for pursuing goals are consistent with their interests and core values.

Compare and contrast a manager that implements Theory Y and one that adheres to the expectancy theory. How would each choose to motivate their employees?

You manage a department of five employees. You have identified that Joe has high need for achievement, Mary has high need for power, and Tim has high need for affiliation. Sarah scored high on the need for power and low on the need for affiliation. Doug scores low on both need for power and need for affiliation. Which of these five employees is most suitable for taking on your responsibilities when you are on a vacation?

Which of the following statements is true according to the two-factor theory?

According to Douglas McGregor's Theory Y, a manager assumes that employees ________.

Differentiate motivators from hygiene factors.

What is self-efficacy?

Which of the following statements is true regarding Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory?

Joanna watches her friend Sharon slim down. This increases her confidence that she can lose weight too. Which of the following ways of increasing self-efficacy is represented by this example?

Goal-setting theory and self-efficacy theory do not ________.