Exam 8: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

Anya is a graphic designer in a firm specializing in making logos for their clients. Last week, she got client specifications on how to make a new logo. She was able to create a prototype, and having got it initially reviewed by her immediate supervisor, she made changes until the client was satisfied with her final product. Based on this description, it's safe to say that Anya's job is high in ________ and ________.

Almost every country in Western Europe requires companies to practice participative management, called "the most widely legislated form of employee involvement around the world."

An advantage of the ________ plan is that benefits accrue to groups of workers, high-performing workers pressure weaker performers to work harder, improving performance for the group as a whole.

What is employee involvement and why is it important? What are the two major forms of employee involvement?

An employee in a gainsharing plan can receive incentive awards even if the organization isn't profitable.

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.

Job enrichment increases the degree to which the worker controls the ________.

Amalgamated Industries manufactures parts for furniture. Management has decided to change the method of payment to a skill-based pay plan. You are interested in increasing your current compensation and see this as an opportunity. -Which of the following may be a disadvantage of introducing this type of pay plan?

The evidence on job enrichment shows it ________.

Amalgamated Industries manufactures parts for furniture. Management has decided to change the method of payment to a skill-based pay plan. You are interested in increasing your current compensation and see this as an opportunity. -You should expect to earn more if you ________.

John is a design manager for a production company. He independently assigns teams, chooses projects, researches trends, and is able to work from home two to three days a week. He provides a status report to the design director once a month. Based on this description and as per the job characteristics model, it's safe to say that John's job is high in ________.

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.

An arrangement that allows two or more individuals to split a traditional 40-hour-a-week job is called ________.

Job ________ expands jobs by increasing the degree to which the worker controls the planning, execution, and evaluation of the work.

The job characteristics model describes any job in terms of five core job dimensions. Task significance is one of these five dimensions and it represents the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work.

Job enlargement is also called cross-training.

How are flexible benefits linked with expectancy theory?

Which of the following is Theory X consistent with?

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

Jason works at home at least 2 days a week on a computer linked to his employer's office. He goes to work at odd hours and returns as he pleases. Which of the following terms accurately represents Jason's work arrangement?