Question 1

In order to do a good job determining employee compensation levels,an organisation must balance:

Accepted Answer

A) internal equity. 
B) external equity. 
C) both A and B. 
D) none of the above.

Question 2

You are a new employee with Acme,Inc.Your supervisor has explained your job to you and has indicated that you will have a great deal of control over your job once you become proficient at it.He compliments your history of accepting responsibility and suggests that you are to feel free to offer constructive criticism about the way that your job is structured. As a Theory Y-type individual,your supervisor can be expected to do all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) assume that you will be internally motivated 
B) assume that you want to do your job 
C) monitor your work closely for signs that you are derelict 
D) allow you freedom to do your job as you believe it should be done

Question 3

Individuals high in ________ seem to respond to negative feedback with increased effort and motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) goal commitment 
B) task difficulty 
C) self-efficacy 
D) none of the above

Question 4

As the compensation manager for a large manufacturer,Tony has been asked to restructure the reward systems in his organisation.Employees have suggested,more than once,that the current reward system is rather unfair for many employees.They've suggested that there are huge variations in performance levels for each role but employees still get the same pay. If Tony wanted to address this problem,he might consider:

Accepted Answer

A) employee share ownership plans 
B) piece-rate pay 
C) profit-sharing 
D) bonuses

Exam 7: Motivation: From Concept to Application

In order to do a good job determining employee compensation levels,an organisation must balance:

Individuals high in ________ seem to respond to negative feedback with increased effort and motivation.