Exam 8: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

Managers at Precision Technologies, a custom-machine shop in Alberta, train workers on all the company's equipment so they can move around as needed in response to incoming orders. Based on this information, which of the following methods is most likely being used by Precision Technologies?

The job characteristics model describes any job in terms of five core job dimensions and these five dimensions are skill variety, task significance, autonomy, reward, and feedback.

You are looking at flextime and realize that it will probably work least well for which of the following jobs?

Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic reward?

With reference to the job characteristics model, which of the following defines skill variety?

The periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another with similar skill requirements at the same organizational level is called job ________.

Connie works as a nurse at the local hospital. She was very pleased recently when she was awarded "Employee of the Month," received her picture on the wall, and a gift card to the hospital commissary. Which type of reward has Connie received?

In which of the following variable-pay programs is the pay level based on how many skills employees have or how many jobs they can do?

Which of the following is a not a management benefit of telecommuting?

Ned is particularly adept at designing and creating new fashions. In which of the following would Ned have the highest level of autonomy?

Which of the following individualize rewards by allowing individuals to choose the compensation package that best satisfies his current needs and situation?

What is the main strength of job rotation?

For management, the major downside of telecommuting is ________.

CEOs are less likely to manipulate firm earnings reports to make themselves look good in the short run when they don't have an ownership share.

Which of the following may be a disadvantage of introducing the skill-based pay plan?

Which of the following is an example of a piece-rate plan?

________ is a formula-based group incentive plan that uses improvements in group productivity from one period to another to determine the total amount of money allocated.

Which of the following terms best describes employees who sit on a company's board of directors and represent the interests of the firm's employees?

Research on employee stock ownership plans indicates that they ________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding job sharing?