Exam 8: Motivation: From Concept to Applications

Deavon just graduated from college with a degree in marketing. He wants to go into sales. He believes that if he works hard he can earn a lot of money. He wants to earn money fast to pay off his school loans. He is single with no dependents. Describe the type of variable pay program and flexible benefits package that would be the most desirable for Deavon.

What is the name for an incentive plan where improvements in group productivity determine the total amount of money that is allocated?

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

Variable-pay compensation pays people for the time they spend on the job and seniority.

What is the term used for the situation where employees are allowed to pick and choose from among a menu of benefit options?

Dashay is an emergency medical technician. Yesterday she was called to an emergency in a home where a man suffered a heart attack. She was able to resuscitate the man, and while her partners were transporting him to the ambulance she spent 10 minutes calming the 12 year old daughter, who was at home alone with the father. Although exhausted at the end of the day, Dashay felt very good about the father's prognosis and celebrated with a dinner out. Based on this description, it's safe to say that Dashay's job is high in which job characteristic?

Which of the following is not a problem with recognition programs?

From management's perspective, the greatest appeal of skill-based pay plans is decreased payroll costs.

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

What does legislation require almost every company in Western Europe to do?

Which of the following is the principal drawback from job sharing?

In job rotation, the nature of the work performed is changed.

Discuss the cross-cultural differences in flexible benefits.

How do most employees react to job enrichment?

Today, what are offered by almost all U.S. corporations and are becoming the norm in other countries?

A certain corporation ties its compensation for front-line operations managers to developing their skills in leadership, workforce development, and functional excellence. What is this sort of compensation scheme called?

Andrew is a software tester. He runs through the same types of programs day after day looking for bugs and reporting them. He is taking night classes on programming. Often, he knows the best solution to many of the bugs, but he is still learning to code. Describe two job characteristics that Andrew is striving to improve, and explain two ways that Andrew's manager can redesign his current job to help him reach his goals.

Which of the following is a form of recognition?

Which of the following is not one of the most widely used variable-pay programs?

The scheduling options of flex time, job sharing, and telecommuting are all approaches to make the workplace environment more motivating.