Deck 2: Motivation and the Self

Question 1

Which of the following is not contained in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

A)Physiological
B)Belonging
C)Financial Reward
D)Esteem

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Fredrick W. Taylor believed that there was no necessary conflict between the interests of workers and those of management

Answer 2

True

Question 3

McGregor argues in his Theory X that people are not by nature passive or resistant to organisational needs

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following are motivating factors under capitalism?

A)The pursuit of profit
B)Meeting human need
C)The accumulation of capital
D)Society is classless

Question 5

Bribery can be used to influence symbolically child behaviour?

Question 6

Which of the following are perceived managerial benefits of improving employee motivation?

A)A happier workforce
B)A more productive workforce
C)An easier to manage workforce
D)An improved contribution to management's objectives

Question 7

According to Townley, working from home is a 'dividing practice'

Question 8

Vroom's 'Expectancy Theory' implies that there is no relationship between job design and employee expectation.

Question 9

According to Herzberg job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction are two end of a continuum

Question 10

Difficult or challenging goals lead to higher performance?

Question 11

Which of the following are associated with Mead's account of the formation of self?

A)Active selfhood
B)In-active selfhood
C)Engaged selfhood
D)Dis-engaged selfhood 10.

Question 12

Which of the following are growth or 'motivator factors' according to Herzberg?

A)Supervision
B)Recognition
C)Achievement
D)Interpersonal Relationship

Question 13

Which of the following factors promotes self-motivation?

A)Social Recognition
B)Peer Group Feedback
C)Autonomy
D)Management Control

Question 14

Which of the following are forms of 'alienation' according to Marx?

A)Alienation from the profit motive
B)Alienation from the process of production
C)Alienation from co-workers
D)Alienation from others

Question 15

Which of the following is not an element in McClelland and Burnham's theory of motivation

A)The need for achievement
B)The need to be safe
C)The need for power
D)The need to be liked

Question 16

Which of the following are job characteristics which can make a work meaningful according to Hackman and Oldham?

A)Skill variety
B)Supervision
C)Salary
D)Task Identity

Question 17

Process theories of motivation focus upon the dynamic interaction between an individual and their experience of an organisation and its management

Question 18

Alienation, according to Marx, is a condition in which individuals feel separated or estranged from some part of their existence because they are subjected to external controls.

Question 19

The Hawthorne Experiments began as a scientific study of impact of different levels of illumination on worker output

Question 20

Braverman's concept of de-skilling is a consequence of which of the following?

A)The separation of mental and manual labour
B)Job simplification
C)Job enrichment
D)The drive for efficiency