Question 1

Job enrichment is said to improve job context satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The traditional view of job design stressed job simplification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Skill-based pay is a motivation system whereby people are paid on the basis of how many skills they have mastered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The purpose of flexible work arrangements is to motivate employees to work harder and produce performance benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If an organization wants to create a sense of legal and psychological ownership amongst its employees, it should implement a profit sharing pay system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

After graduating from university, Maria started a new job and immediately began to ask for more responsibilities and volunteering for special projects.What is Maria doing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Where do the moderator variables in the Job Characteristics Model intervene?

Accepted Answer

A) Between job characteristics and the critical psychological states 
B) Between the critical psychological states and outcomes 
C) Between job characteristics and the critical psychological states, and between the critical psychological states and outcomes 
D) Between job characteristics and outcomes 
E) Between job characteristics and growth need strength 
A) Between job characteristics and the critical psychological states 
B) Between the critical psychological states and outcomes 
C) Between job characteristics and the critical psychological states, and between the critical psychological states and outcomes 
D) Between job characteristics and outcomes 
E) Between job characteristics and growth need strength

Question 8

The implementation of MBO programs must have the full commitment of ________ management.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The implementation of MBO programs must have...

Question 9

Profit sharing plans lose their motivational potential in a weak economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In a flex-time system, core time is

Accepted Answer

A) the total amount of time per week that each employee must work. 
B) the time of the day when all employees must be present at work. 
C) the time period within which employees are free to exercise flextime privileges. 
D) the amount of time an employee must work to acquire flextime privileges. 
E) the time in excess of a normal work shift. 
A) the total amount of time per week that each employee must work. 
B) the time of the day when all employees must be present at work. 
C) the time period within which employees are free to exercise flextime privileges. 
D) the amount of time an employee must work to acquire flextime privileges. 
E) the time in excess of a normal work shift.

Question 11

What does prosocial motivation refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) The desire to expend effort to benefit one's co-workers 
B) The desire to expend effort to benefit other people 
C) The desire to expend effort to benefit the organization 
D) The desire to expend effort to improve one's performance 
E) The desire to expend effort to improve group effectiveness 
A) The desire to expend effort to benefit one's co-workers 
B) The desire to expend effort to benefit other people 
C) The desire to expend effort to benefit the organization 
D) The desire to expend effort to improve one's performance 
E) The desire to expend effort to improve group effectiveness

Question 12

Whole Foods is noted for its policy when it comes to pay ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Whole Foods is noted for its policy...

Question 13

Compared to motivational characteristics, social characteristics have been found to be more strongly related to

Accepted Answer

A) job satisfaction and organizational commitment. 
B) job satisfaction and turnover intentions. 
C) organizational commitment and turnover intentions. 
D) job satisfaction and turnover. 
E) turnover intentions and turnover. 
A) job satisfaction and organizational commitment. 
B) job satisfaction and turnover intentions. 
C) organizational commitment and turnover intentions. 
D) job satisfaction and turnover. 
E) turnover intentions and turnover.

Question 14

What are work design characteristics and how do they extend the Job Characteristics Model?

Accepted Answer

Work design characteristics refer to att

Question 15

The Scanlon Plan is a type of ________ system.

Accepted Answer

A) job enrichment 
B) MBO 
C) gain-sharing 
D) piece rate pay 
E) skill-based 
A) job enrichment 
B) MBO 
C) gain-sharing 
D) piece rate pay 
E) skill-based

Question 16

Which job enrichment technique would prove most threatening to workers with poor social skills?

Accepted Answer

A) Reducing supervision 
B) Combining tasks 
C) Making feedback more direct 
D) Establishing client relationships 
E) Reducing reliance on others 
A) Reducing supervision 
B) Combining tasks 
C) Making feedback more direct 
D) Establishing client relationships 
E) Reducing reliance on others

Question 17

Gigantico Insurance is interested in reducing lateness among its staff.This might be accomplished by installing a flexible work arrangement called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Gigantico Insurance is interested in reducing lateness...

Question 18

The concept of MBO was developed by management theorist Peter Drucker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Task variety refers to the extent to which a job requires an individual to use a variety of different skills to perform a job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Flex-time and telecommuting are examples of flexible work arrangements that provide flexibility in terms of when employees work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Job enrichment is said to improve job context satisfaction.

The traditional view of job design stressed job simplification.

Skill-based pay is a motivation system whereby people are paid on the basis of how many skills they have mastered.

The purpose of flexible work arrangements is to motivate employees to work harder and produce performance benefits.

If an organization wants to create a sense of legal and psychological ownership amongst its employees, it should implement a profit sharing pay system.

After graduating from university, Maria started a new job and immediately began to ask for more responsibilities and volunteering for special projects.What is Maria doing?

Where do the moderator variables in the Job Characteristics Model intervene?

The implementation of MBO programs must have the full commitment of ________ management.

Profit sharing plans lose their motivational potential in a weak economy.

In a flex-time system, core time is

What does prosocial motivation refer to?

Whole Foods is noted for its policy when it comes to pay ________.

Compared to motivational characteristics, social characteristics have been found to be more strongly related to

What are work design characteristics and how do they extend the Job Characteristics Model?

The Scanlon Plan is a type of ________ system.

Which job enrichment technique would prove most threatening to workers with poor social skills?

Gigantico Insurance is interested in reducing lateness among its staff.This might be accomplished by installing a flexible work arrangement called ________.

The concept of MBO was developed by management theorist Peter Drucker.

Task variety refers to the extent to which a job requires an individual to use a variety of different skills to perform a job.

Flex-time and telecommuting are examples of flexible work arrangements that provide flexibility in terms of when employees work.

Organizational Behaviour and Management

Personality and Learning

Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

Values, Attitudes, and Work Behaviour

Theories of Work Motivation

Groups and Teamwork

Social Influence, Socialization, and Organizational Culture

Leadership

Communication

Decision Making

Power, Politics, and Ethics

Conflict and Stress

Organizational Structure

Organizational Change, Development, and Innovation

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Exam 6: Motivation in Practice

Job enrichment is said to improve job context satisfaction.

The traditional view of job design stressed job simplification.

Skill-based pay is a motivation system whereby people are paid on the basis of how many skills they have mastered.

The purpose of flexible work arrangements is to motivate employees to work harder and produce performance benefits.

If an organization wants to create a sense of legal and psychological ownership amongst its employees, it should implement a profit sharing pay system.

After graduating from university, Maria started a new job and immediately began to ask for more responsibilities and volunteering for special projects.What is Maria doing?

Where do the moderator variables in the Job Characteristics Model intervene?

The implementation of MBO programs must have the full commitment of ________ management.

Profit sharing plans lose their motivational potential in a weak economy.

In a flex-time system, core time is

What does prosocial motivation refer to?

Whole Foods is noted for its policy when it comes to pay ________.

Compared to motivational characteristics, social characteristics have been found to be more strongly related to

What are work design characteristics and how do they extend the Job Characteristics Model?

The Scanlon Plan is a type of ________ system.

Which job enrichment technique would prove most threatening to workers with poor social skills?

Gigantico Insurance is interested in reducing lateness among its staff.This might be accomplished by installing a flexible work arrangement called ________.

The concept of MBO was developed by management theorist Peter Drucker.

Task variety refers to the extent to which a job requires an individual to use a variety of different skills to perform a job.

Flex-time and telecommuting are examples of flexible work arrangements that provide flexibility in terms of when employees work.

Organizational Behaviour and Management

Personality and Learning

Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

Values, Attitudes, and Work Behaviour

Theories of Work Motivation

Groups and Teamwork

Social Influence, Socialization, and Organizational Culture

Leadership

Communication

Decision Making

Power, Politics, and Ethics

Conflict and Stress

Organizational Structure

Organizational Change, Development, and Innovation

Filters