Exam 7: Motivation: From Concept to Application

Which of the following is not an example of an alternate work arrangement?

Job rotation is advantageous because it increases productivity in every work situation.

Contemporary organisations are looking beyond 'one-benefit-plan-fits-all' programs because:

Which one of the following would Herzberg classify as a hygiene factor?

What is reinforcement theory?

Long-term incentives make up a large part of senior executive remuneration packages.

The process of initially setting pay levels can be complex and entails balancing an organisation's:

You are a new employee with Acme,Inc.Your supervisor has explained your job to you and has indicated that you will have a great deal of control over your job once you become proficient at it.He compliments your history of accepting responsibility and suggests that you are to feel free to offer constructive criticism about the way that your job is structured. Your supervisor would be expected to assume each of the following except:

Job rotation decreases skill variety.

According to goal-setting theory,a generalised goal will produce a higher level of output than a specific goal.

'Job enrichment' is the process of increasing the volume and types worker job tasks.

Hygiene factors generally lead to job satisfaction when present in a job.

The degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work is termed task significance.

You graduated from University two years ago and began working at Dingo Electronics.You have received good performance evaluations and a raise.You just found out that a recent college graduate with no experience has been hired for a similar position in another company at a higher salary than you are now making. According to equity theory,you can be predicted to:

Overall,the greatest value of representative participation is:

Define motivation,clearly explaining the three components of motivation.

Reinforcement theory views behaviour as:

Doug is an IT support officer in his organisation.The majority of the time,he receives calls relating to network access problems,login problems and other small issues related to computer usage.Doug sees himself as a motivated individual.He tries very hard to do his job well. If Doug channels his efforts to making a list of all the potential problems that can come up so he can respond to people's IT queries more efficiently,it would exemplify:

Which one of the following would be considered a motivator in the two-factor theory?

A Theory X manager would assume that employees: