Exam 7: Motivation: From Concept to Application

People are more motivated when setting goals that are easily reached.

The theory that asserts that motivation depends upon an employee's goals,and the belief that productive behaviour will get these goals accomplished,is called:

Theory X aligns with autocratic management while Theory Y aligns with participative management.

The two most common forms that representative participation takes are works councils and board representatives.

When it comes to fairness,people tend to have an egocentric,or self-serving,bias.

Which of the following is true?

In goal-setting theory,goal commitment is less likely to occur if goals are made public.

When individuals compare their outcomes and inputs against those of others,the applicable theory is called:

Distributive justice refers to the perceived fairness of the process used to determine the distribution of rewards.

Which one of the following statements best describes a manager who follows Theory X assumptions?

Job rotation decreases skill variety.

McGregor himself held the view that Theory Y assumptions of human beings were more valid than those of Theory X.

Which of the following are all forms of variable-pay programs?

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

The statement that "behaviour is a function of its consequences" is consistent with reinforcement theory.

In Bandura's self-efficacy theory,becoming more confident because you have been able to do the job in the past refers to:

Job rotation always increases productivity.

The goal of representative participation is:

The contemporary theories of motivation are generally more valid than the early theories of motivation.

A Theory X manager would assume that employees: