Exam 10: Motivating and Rewarding Employees

Which of the following is not true about the job characteristics model (JCM)?

In Maslow's need hierarchy, a healthy work environment is an example of what type of need?

Currently, the most comprehensive explanation of motivation is

The_____________ theory of motivation is based on the premise that employees compare their inputs and outcomes to other people in a similar situation to determine if they are being fairly treated.

If equity theory is valid, an employee who feels he is underpaid will do all of the following except

Research tells us that all of the following are more important to women than to men except

Research on the job characteristics model (JCM)has found that three dimensions-skill variety, task identity, and autonomy-combine to create meaningful work.

Application of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Jericho has several employees with a wide range of behaviors. He has been having a difficult time understanding where some of his employees are as far as motivation is concerned. He has just returned from a conference where Maslow's hierarchy of needs was discussed, and some of his employees seem to fall in those categories. First, there is Julie. She was just hired last week, and her preoccupation at the moment seems to be finding a place to live, grocery stores, and to locate things such as the fire and police departments. Jericho wonders if she will ever start thinking about work. Then, there is Jamie. When Jericho asked her to work late next month, she said it was no problem as long as there was a security person to walk her across the company campus to the underground parking lot. Jericho easily arranged for the security guard. Then, there is Jason who just yesterday complained that his work was not challenging enough. He said he was not growing or using his full potential at what he was doing. Jessica also came to mind. What would he do with Jessica? She was their social butterfly, constantly flitting from one workstation to another, chatting with the employees. Not only was she not getting her work done, but also she was interrupting everyone else's work. And, finally, there was Lane who constantly needed attention and public recognition. If Lane accomplished a goal, he wanted everyone in the work area to realize he had met his goal. What a group of employees, thought Jericho. -Jessica is at which needs level?

Of the factors listed below, which one would most likely cause an employee to produce a low effort- to- performance linkage?

According to McClelland, the need to make others behave in a way that they would not have behaved otherwise is known as the need for achievement.

The_____________ theory of motivation specifically addresses the issues on which job enrichment focuses.

The motivation process moves from unsatisfied need to tension to

All of the following are needed in order for a person to view his/her job as meaningful work except

Motivation is the set of forces that cause people to behave in certain ways.

The need for achievement concept is another aspect of a motivation theory with a US bias.

Expectancy theory emphasizes the consequences of perceived unfair treatment on employee performance.

Managers who use which of the following theories will be most successful?

Motivation is a personal trait; some people are motivated, and some people are not motivated.

Vroom's expectancy theory indicates that the degree to which a person believes that greater effort will lead to better performance is the same for most people.

Describe how perceptions of equity are developed.