Question 1

The economic benefits of job specialization were discovered in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Job specialization usually reduces the employee's work efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Self-leadership provides a different way of thinking about motivating employees.Briefly explain how self-leadership differs from other applied motivation practices.Then,fully describe any three elements of the self-leadership model.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Self-leadership provides a different way of thinking...

Question 4

All employees feel more motivated to perform their jobs when the core job characteristics are increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Compare and contrast gainsharing with employee share ownership plans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast gainsharing with employee share...

Question 6

Companies should use individual-level performance-based pay when jobs are highly interdependent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The chief executive of a mid-sized manufacturing company has hired you to design the work site and any other conditions necessary for employees to feel more empowered.Describe three important conditions you would ensure existed in this plant to improve empowerment among production employees.Your answer should also briefly define empowerment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The chief executive of a mid-sized manufacturing...

Question 8

How do growth needs relate to the job characteristics model?

Accepted Answer

A) Growth needs are the critical psychological state resulting from skill variety and task identity. 
B) High growth needs are one of the psychological states in the job characteristics model. 
C) Job enrichment might motivate those with high growth needs more than those with low growth needs,but recent studies suggest this relationship is weak,at best. 
D) Growth needs increase with the level of autonomy offered in the job. 
E) Growth needs are not mentioned in the job characteristics model.

Question 9

One element of self-leadership involves keeping track of our progress toward goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Comment on the accuracy of the following statement: "Job enrichment is more effective than job specialization at creating a productive work force."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Comment on the accuracy of the following...

Question 11

One of the most important characteristics of empowerment is that it is a personality trait.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Job enlargement primarily changes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Autonomy 
B) Working conditions 
C) Job feedback 
D) Growth need strength 
E) Skill variety

Question 13

A job in which employees are able to complete something from beginning to end or there is a visible outcome of the work is called:

Accepted Answer

A) skill variety 
B) task significance 
C) job feedback 
D) job rotation 
E) task identity

Question 14

Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create the strongest psychological connection between the individual employee's work effort and the reward received?

Accepted Answer

A) Profit sharing plan 
B) Gainsharing plan 
C) Employee stock ownership plan 
D) Employee stock option plan 
E) None of these rewards offer any psychological connection between the individual employee's work effort and the reward received

Question 15

Forming natural work units tends to:

Accepted Answer

A) reduce autonomy and increase task significance. 
B) reduce skill variety and increase job feedback. 
C) reduce task significance and increase task identity. 
D) reduce job feedback and increase skill variety. 
E) None of the answers apply.

Question 16

Scientific management is most closely associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) self-leadership. 
B) employee motivation. 
C) job design. 
D) reward systems. 
E) empowerment.

Question 17

XYZ Ltd.has just introduced a performance-based reward system for all production employees.The plan pays employees a team-based bonus based on the reduction of labour costs per unit in the production department.Describe three strategies to ensure that this and other performance-based reward systems are effective.Your answer should also briefly state the type of reward system used by XYZ Ltd.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Gainsharing and share-ownership reward plans create an "ownership culture" that is good for owners,but bad for employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements about mental imagery is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Mental imagery is one of the critical psychological states in the job characteristics model. 
B) Mental imagery involves mentally practicing the task. 
C) Mental imagery usually occurs before self-reinforcement. 
D) Mental imagery involves visualizing successful completion of the task. 
E) Mental imagery is part of constructive thought patterns in self-leadership.

Question 20

Skill-based pay plans:

Accepted Answer

A) discourage employees from learning new jobs. 
B) create a psychological distance between employees and managers. 
C) discourage poor performers from leaving the organization. 
D) can be expensive because they motivate employees to spend more time learning new jobs. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Exam 6: Applied Performance Practices

The economic benefits of job specialization were discovered in the 1950s.

Job specialization usually reduces the employee's work efficiency.

Self-leadership provides a different way of thinking about motivating employees.Briefly explain how self-leadership differs from other applied motivation practices.Then,fully describe any three elements of the self-leadership model.

All employees feel more motivated to perform their jobs when the core job characteristics are increased.

Compare and contrast gainsharing with employee share ownership plans.

Companies should use individual-level performance-based pay when jobs are highly interdependent.

How do growth needs relate to the job characteristics model?

One element of self-leadership involves keeping track of our progress toward goals.

Comment on the accuracy of the following statement: "Job enrichment is more effective than job specialization at creating a productive work force."

One of the most important characteristics of empowerment is that it is a personality trait.

Job enlargement primarily changes which of the following?

A job in which employees are able to complete something from beginning to end or there is a visible outcome of the work is called:

Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create the strongest psychological connection between the individual employee's work effort and the reward received?

Forming natural work units tends to:

Scientific management is most closely associated with:

Gainsharing and share-ownership reward plans create an "ownership culture" that is good for owners,but bad for employees.

Which of the following statements about mental imagery is FALSE?

Skill-based pay plans: