Question 1

In flextime,all employees are expected to be at work during the common core period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Employee involvement and participation (EIP)is

Accepted Answer

A) a system in which employees participate in organizational decision making. 
B) a process in which subordinates share a significant degree of decision making power with their immediate superiors. 
C) the process that uses the input to increase employee commitment to organizational success. 
D) the periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another. 
E) the practice of organizational effectiveness. 
A) a system in which employees participate in organizational decision making. 
B) a process in which subordinates share a significant degree of decision making power with their immediate superiors. 
C) the process that uses the input to increase employee commitment to organizational success. 
D) the periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another. 
E) the practice of organizational effectiveness.

Question 3

Adam Seams is an assembly line employee with Swenson Custom Motors.Though Adam is popular among his supervisors and colleagues,Adam experiences low morale and lack of motivation.He feels frustrated that his job is restricted to fixing nuts and bolts on the car parts.He fears that he has no chances of advancing in his career as he cannot completely assemble a car.Which of the following is TRUE with regard to Adam?

Accepted Answer

A) Adam's job has high task complexity. 
B) Adam's job has a high span of control. 
C) Adam's job has low role definition. 
D) Adam's job has low task identity. 
E) Adam's job has high task significance 
A) Adam's job has high task complexity. 
B) Adam's job has a high span of control. 
C) Adam's job has low role definition. 
D) Adam's job has low task identity. 
E) Adam's job has high task significance

Question 4

When two or more people split a 40 hour a week job it is called

Accepted Answer

A) job compression. 
B) job sharing. 
C) job rotation. 
D) telework. 
E) job expansion. 
A) job compression. 
B) job sharing. 
C) job rotation. 
D) telework. 
E) job expansion.

Question 5

Working a four-day week,with employees working 10 hours a day is called "flextime."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The impact of flextime is not all positive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Job sharing is defined as the practice of

Accepted Answer

A) having an employee share his or her experience with other employees. 
B) having two or more people split a 40-hour-a-week job. 
C) having an employee work at home for a portion of the week. 
D) having an employee report on the effectiveness of his or her performance. 
E) having two or more people working at the same time. 
A) having an employee share his or her experience with other employees. 
B) having two or more people split a 40-hour-a-week job. 
C) having an employee work at home for a portion of the week. 
D) having an employee report on the effectiveness of his or her performance. 
E) having two or more people working at the same time.

Question 8

Employees in technical trades are less likely to rotate jobs than managerial employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The JCM describes jobs in terms of five core dimensions

Accepted Answer

A) motivational factors,performance outcomes,satisfaction,activities,and growth. 
B) skill variety,task identity,task significance,autonomy and feedback. 
C) meaningfulness,experience,outcomes,tasks,skill acquisition. 
D) collaboration,choice,evaluation,motivation and opportunity. 
E) skill variety,collaboration,outcomes,satisfaction and feedback. 
A) motivational factors,performance outcomes,satisfaction,activities,and growth. 
B) skill variety,task identity,task significance,autonomy and feedback. 
C) meaningfulness,experience,outcomes,tasks,skill acquisition. 
D) collaboration,choice,evaluation,motivation and opportunity. 
E) skill variety,collaboration,outcomes,satisfaction and feedback.

Question 10

A body shop worker who sprays paint eight hours a day is an example of a job with high skill variety characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Profit sharing plans

Accepted Answer

A) focus on past financial results. 
B) are company-established benefit plans in which employees acquires stock as part of their benefits. 
C) give employees the right to buy stock in the company at a later date for a guaranteed price. 
D) focus on future financial results. 
E) give employees the right to buy stock in the company at a later date for the market price at that time. 
A) focus on past financial results. 
B) are company-established benefit plans in which employees acquires stock as part of their benefits. 
C) give employees the right to buy stock in the company at a later date for a guaranteed price. 
D) focus on future financial results. 
E) give employees the right to buy stock in the company at a later date for the market price at that time.

Question 12

Janice and Shane are both senior software analysts.They have worked together on projects for six years and get along very well.Janice is anticipating the arrival of her first child and will not be able to work on a full-time basis in the future.Shane is contemplating opening his own business as a home media installation consultant and does not want to continue to work full time.They both need some income.Which of the following alternative job structures would be best for Janice and Shane?

Accepted Answer

A) job enlargement 
B) tele-commuting 
C) job rotation 
D) job sharing 
E) job enrichment 
A) job enlargement 
B) tele-commuting 
C) job rotation 
D) job sharing 
E) job enrichment

Question 13

According to expectancy theory,for employees to be motivated

Accepted Answer

A) performance must be directly linked to rewards. 
B) their compensation must be incremental. 
C) they can expect to work less but still find financial benefits. 
D) rewards are irrelevant and performance is the key driver for motivation. 
E) performance must be indirectly linked to rewards. 
A) performance must be directly linked to rewards. 
B) their compensation must be incremental. 
C) they can expect to work less but still find financial benefits. 
D) rewards are irrelevant and performance is the key driver for motivation. 
E) performance must be indirectly linked to rewards.

Question 14

Pay for performance means employees must

Accepted Answer

A) share only in the rewards of a company. 
B) share in the risks as well as the rewards of their employer's business. 
C) share in the risks at the expense of the rewards of their employer's business. 
D) share all aspects of a company's business. 
E) share very little yet gain from any success the company might achieve. 
A) share only in the rewards of a company. 
B) share in the risks as well as the rewards of their employer's business. 
C) share in the risks at the expense of the rewards of their employer's business. 
D) share all aspects of a company's business. 
E) share very little yet gain from any success the company might achieve.

Question 15

What is an advantage of bonuses over merit-based pay plan?

Accepted Answer

A) Employees don't view bonuses as a part of their salary. 
B) Bonuses improve flexibility of the workforce. 
C) Bonuses are paid based on a formula. 
D) Bonuses improve performance of the group as a whole. 
E) Employees are rewarded for recent performance. 
A) Employees don't view bonuses as a part of their salary. 
B) Bonuses improve flexibility of the workforce. 
C) Bonuses are paid based on a formula. 
D) Bonuses improve performance of the group as a whole. 
E) Employees are rewarded for recent performance.

Question 16

A $5 employee bonus,awarded by employees to a colleague who has been helpful and supportive,would

Accepted Answer

A) motivate individual performance goals. 
B) be too difficult to track. 
C) cause colleagues to compete against one another. 
D) motivate organizational citizenship behaviour. 
E) be a form of variable pay. 
A) motivate individual performance goals. 
B) be too difficult to track. 
C) cause colleagues to compete against one another. 
D) motivate organizational citizenship behaviour. 
E) be a form of variable pay.

Question 17

Zebra Signs Inc.has a program where employees can purchase company signs at a 30 percent discount of the market price of the company's shares.This is an example of an employee

Accepted Answer

A) bonus share plan. 
B) stock ownership plan. 
C) profit sharing plan. 
D) employee recognition. 
E) flexible benefit. 
A) bonus share plan. 
B) stock ownership plan. 
C) profit sharing plan. 
D) employee recognition. 
E) flexible benefit.

Question 18

The most commonly used reward in organizations is advancement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Research suggests that flextime actually increases absenteeism and reduces productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Jim and Janet each work one half of the same job.Their arrangement is termed job sharing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In flextime,all employees are expected to be at work during the common core period.

Employee involvement and participation (EIP)is

When two or more people split a 40 hour a week job it is called

Working a four-day week,with employees working 10 hours a day is called "flextime."

The impact of flextime is not all positive.

Job sharing is defined as the practice of

Employees in technical trades are less likely to rotate jobs than managerial employees.

The JCM describes jobs in terms of five core dimensions

A body shop worker who sprays paint eight hours a day is an example of a job with high skill variety characteristics.

Profit sharing plans

According to expectancy theory,for employees to be motivated

Pay for performance means employees must

What is an advantage of bonuses over merit-based pay plan?

A $5 employee bonus,awarded by employees to a colleague who has been helpful and supportive,would

Zebra Signs Inc.has a program where employees can purchase company signs at a 30 percent discount of the market price of the company's shares.This is an example of an employee

The most commonly used reward in organizations is advancement.

Research suggests that flextime actually increases absenteeism and reduces productivity.

Jim and Janet each work one half of the same job.Their arrangement is termed job sharing.

What Is Organizational Behaviour

Perception, personality, and Emotions

Values, attitudes, and Diversity in the Workplace

Theories of Motivation

Groups and Teamwork

Communication

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Organizational Culture

Leadership

Decision Making, creativity, and Ethics

Organizational Structure

Organizational Change

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Exam 5: Motivation in Action

In flextime,all employees are expected to be at work during the common core period.

Employee involvement and participation (EIP)is

When two or more people split a 40 hour a week job it is called

Working a four-day week,with employees working 10 hours a day is called "flextime."

The impact of flextime is not all positive.

Job sharing is defined as the practice of

Employees in technical trades are less likely to rotate jobs than managerial employees.

The JCM describes jobs in terms of five core dimensions

A body shop worker who sprays paint eight hours a day is an example of a job with high skill variety characteristics.

Profit sharing plans

According to expectancy theory,for employees to be motivated

Pay for performance means employees must

What is an advantage of bonuses over merit-based pay plan?

A $5 employee bonus,awarded by employees to a colleague who has been helpful and supportive,would

Zebra Signs Inc.has a program where employees can purchase company signs at a 30 percent discount of the market price of the company's shares.This is an example of an employee

The most commonly used reward in organizations is advancement.

Research suggests that flextime actually increases absenteeism and reduces productivity.

Jim and Janet each work one half of the same job.Their arrangement is termed job sharing.

What Is Organizational Behaviour

Perception, personality, and Emotions

Values, attitudes, and Diversity in the Workplace

Theories of Motivation

Groups and Teamwork

Communication

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Organizational Culture

Leadership

Decision Making, creativity, and Ethics

Organizational Structure

Organizational Change

Filters