Question 1

Your organization is considering implementing a merit pay plan.However, you are concerned about this because many such systems are in fact ineffective.You have arranged to meet with management to discuss this and you need to provide them with some evidence of why merit pay plans are often ineffective and what can be done to make them more effective.What will you tell them?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your organization is considering implementing a merit...

Question 2

The book cites several examples of companies that have engaged in work sharing.Their workers accepted a reduction in their weekly hours in order to avoid

Accepted Answer

A) excessive retraining costs. 
B) wage increases. 
C) compliance with government workforce diversity policy. 
D) layoffs. 
E) Both C and D

Question 3

Raoul is searching for a new job because he wants to earn more money.He is especially interested in a job in which a portion of his pay is based on a measure of his performance.What kind of pay is Raoul interested in getting?

Accepted Answer

A) Performance pay 
B) Incentive pay 
C) Variable pay 
D) Motivational pay 
E) Bonus pay

Question 4

In a study in a unionized auto parts manufacturing plant, a Scanlon gain-sharing program had a positive effect on the number of suggestions provided by employees and the number of suggestions implemented was associated with

Accepted Answer

A) fewer accidents. 
B) lower labour costs. 
C) lower production costs. 
D) fewer errors made by employees. 
E) all of the above

Question 5

Job crafting involves giving employees challenging assignments and projects that are larger in scope than one's current job and involve more responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Flexible work arrangements refer to work options that permit flexibility in terms of where and/or when work is completed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The compressed workweek holds the number of days worked constant but reduces the number of hours worked each day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As the size of the team ________, the relationship between any individual's productivity and his or her pay ________.

Accepted Answer

A) increases; increases 
B) decreases; decreases; 
C) increases; decreases 
D) decreases; will approach zero 
E) increases; becomes stable

Question 9

The most common gain-sharing plan is the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most common gain-sharing plan is the...

Question 10

Training costs can be high with a skill-based pay system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Decreasing hindering job demands involves behaviours to minimize physical, cognitive, and emotional demands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Why are the motivational practices used by the best companies effective?

Accepted Answer

A) Bcause they are based on sound research 
B) Because they have a proven track record 
C) Because employees have indicated they want them 
D) Because they are a good fit for the organization 
E) All of the above

Question 13

Who, in the following list, is NOT associated with job design?

Accepted Answer

A) Adam Grant 
B) Frederick Morgeson and Stephen Humphrey 
C) J)Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham 
D) Frederick Winslow Taylor 
E) Peter Drucker

Question 14

Under a skill-based pay plan, people are paid according to

Accepted Answer

A) their personal productivity. 
B) the number of tasks they know how to perform. 
C) their contribution to product or service quality. 
D) how skillfully they can perform their main job function. 
E) the goals which have been established through MBO.

Question 15

Very strict union rules about who does what work are most likely to pose a problem for installing which system?

Accepted Answer

A) Merit pay 
B) Flextime 
C) Job enrichment 
D) Scanlon plan 
E) Gain-sharing

Question 16

What job crafting dimension is the most important dimension for predicting work outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A) Increasing social job resources 
B) Increasing structural job resources 
C) Increasing challenging demands 
D) Increasing interpersonal job resources 
E) Decreasing hindering job demands

Question 17

The Scanlon Plan is a group-oriented rather than an individual-oriented pay plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The effect of team-based financial incentives on performance has been found to be strongest in what kind of teams?

Accepted Answer

A) Smaller teams 
B) Medium size teams 
C) Larger teams 
D) Formal teams 
E) Informal teams

Question 19

In a flex-time system, the period when all employees must be present at work is called

Accepted Answer

A) full force. 
B) flexband. 
C) core time. 
D) nonflex. 
E) compressed time.

Question 20

Research on MBO programs has shown

Accepted Answer

A) poor productivity gains. 
B) no productivity gains. 
C) clear productivity gains. 
D) short-term productivity gains. 
E) long-term productivity gains.

Exam 6: Motivation in Practice

The book cites several examples of companies that have engaged in work sharing.Their workers accepted a reduction in their weekly hours in order to avoid

Raoul is searching for a new job because he wants to earn more money.He is especially interested in a job in which a portion of his pay is based on a measure of his performance.What kind of pay is Raoul interested in getting?

In a study in a unionized auto parts manufacturing plant, a Scanlon gain-sharing program had a positive effect on the number of suggestions provided by employees and the number of suggestions implemented was associated with

Job crafting involves giving employees challenging assignments and projects that are larger in scope than one's current job and involve more responsibility.

Flexible work arrangements refer to work options that permit flexibility in terms of where and/or when work is completed.

The compressed workweek holds the number of days worked constant but reduces the number of hours worked each day.

As the size of the team , the relationship between any individual's productivity and his or her pay .

The most common gain-sharing plan is the ________.

Training costs can be high with a skill-based pay system.

Decreasing hindering job demands involves behaviours to minimize physical, cognitive, and emotional demands.

Why are the motivational practices used by the best companies effective?

Who, in the following list, is NOT associated with job design?

Under a skill-based pay plan, people are paid according to

Very strict union rules about who does what work are most likely to pose a problem for installing which system?

What job crafting dimension is the most important dimension for predicting work outcomes?

The Scanlon Plan is a group-oriented rather than an individual-oriented pay plan.

The effect of team-based financial incentives on performance has been found to be strongest in what kind of teams?

In a flex-time system, the period when all employees must be present at work is called

Research on MBO programs has shown