Question 1

is a system that permits employees to choose their own work arrival and departure times.

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Question 2

Establishing client relationships is an example of which motivational strategy?

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A) Goal setting 
B) Flextime 
C) Gain-sharing 
D) Job enrichment 
E) Job sharing

Question 3

Your organization is considering implementing a management by objectives (MBO)program in the hopes of increasing employee motivation and productivity.However,you are concerned about this because a number of factors can cause MBO programs to fail.You have arranged to meet with management to discuss this with them.What will you tell them about the effectiveness of MBO programs and the reasons they sometimes fail?

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Question 4

Describe three types of incentive plans which use pay to motivate teamwork.Which one do you think is probably the most effective,overall? Explain your reasons.

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Question 5

Managers habitually underestimate the pay that their bosses receive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Discuss some of the potential problems of merit pay plans.

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Question 7

Where does the Job Characteristics Model falter in its predictions?

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A) Growth need strength and knowledge and skill 
B) Growth need strength and context satisfaction 
C) Knowledge and skills and context satisfaction 
D) Task identity and the critical psychological states 
E) Feedback and knowledge of results

Question 8

When job enrichment results in increasing job breadth but leaves other core characteristics unchanged,it is known as .

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Question 9

is an elaborate,on going,systematic program designed to facilitate goal establishment,goal accomplishment,and employee development.

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Question 10

In terms of job design,satisfaction with ________ would not be an example of context satisfaction.

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A) supervision 
B) autonomy 
C) pay 
D) company policy 
E) workplace safety

Question 11

Sydney works under a gain-sharing plan.In other words,he is paid according to individual piece rate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Research on the compressed workweek has found that there is a positive effect on job satisfaction and satisfaction with .

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Question 13

When asked to estimate the pay of their peers and employees,managers tend to the correct figure.

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Question 14

When workers are paid according to the performance of their work group,the relationship between individual pay and productivity decreases as the group gets bigger.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristic Model,employees should respond most favourably to jobs high in motivating potential when growth need strength is ________ and satisfaction with job context factors is ________.

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A) high; high 
B) high; low 
C) low; high 
D) low; low 
E) moderate; low

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

pay plans can stimulate productivity,but they can also lead to restriction of productivity.

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Question 18

In general,we would not expect a high scope job to ________ than a low scope job.

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A) have higher "motivating potential" 
B) pay more 
C) conform more closely to the principles of Scientific Management 
D) involve more task variety 
E) have more job depth

Question 19

A telework centre refers to the office in an individual's home used by employees who telecommute.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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

Exam 6: Motivation in Practice

is a system that permits employees to choose their own work arrival and departure times.

Establishing client relationships is an example of which motivational strategy?

Describe three types of incentive plans which use pay to motivate teamwork.Which one do you think is probably the most effective,overall? Explain your reasons.

Managers habitually underestimate the pay that their bosses receive.

Discuss some of the potential problems of merit pay plans.

Where does the Job Characteristics Model falter in its predictions?

When job enrichment results in increasing job breadth but leaves other core characteristics unchanged,it is known as .

is an elaborate,on going,systematic program designed to facilitate goal establishment,goal accomplishment,and employee development.

In terms of job design,satisfaction with ________ would not be an example of context satisfaction.

Sydney works under a gain-sharing plan.In other words,he is paid according to individual piece rate.

Research on the compressed workweek has found that there is a positive effect on job satisfaction and satisfaction with .

When asked to estimate the pay of their peers and employees,managers tend to the correct figure.

When workers are paid according to the performance of their work group,the relationship between individual pay and productivity decreases as the group gets bigger.

According to Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristic Model,employees should respond most favourably to jobs high in motivating potential when growth need strength is and satisfaction with job context factors is .

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

pay plans can stimulate productivity,but they can also lead to restriction of productivity.

In general,we would not expect a high scope job to ________ than a low scope job.

A telework centre refers to the office in an individual's home used by employees who telecommute.

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