Exam 3: Leadership Motivation and Behavior

As a manager wanting to motivate your employees, you know that some need or want motivates all behavior.

____ is one of the most replicated and influential management theories.

The manager is showing an employee how to perform an audit check in inventory. The manager is using which leadership style?

Ratios are generally better motivators than intervals.

All of the following are considered extrinsic motivators in Herzberg's two-factor theory EXCEPT:

Giving employees a paycheck every week is an example of a fixed-ratio schedule.

To motivate his highest performers, a manager gives his highest performer each month an "Employee of the Month" award and a parking space next to his. Of what motivational theory is this an example?

With a(n) ____ schedule of reinforcement, each and every desired behavior is reinforced.

Which of the following is NOT a category of needs in the acquired needs theory?

According to the Ohio State University studies on leadership styles, the leadership style that emphasizes task completion is ____.

All of the following are levels of needs in the hierarchy of needs theory EXCEPT:

Acquired needs theory proposes that people are motivated by their need for achievement, power, and affiliation.

The group of theories are complementary; each group of theories refers to a different stage in the motivation process or answers a different question.

John really wants a promotion and believes that he has a high probability of earning the promotion if he works hard. Because a promotion is important to him, that performing well will result in a promotion, and because he believes he a good chance of earning the promotion, this is an example of

When employees perceive inequity from being under-rewarded, they are motivated to reduce the inequity by reducing their inputs.

Instructions for the following question(s) Write the first step in the giving praise model, followed by what you would say to the person. Follow the same format of listing the step followed by what you would say for steps 2 to 4. However, do not write what you would say for step 3. -Giving Praise. You word processed a short memo to John Richards, the accounting manager, whom you don't know. You gave it to your secretary, Chris, to send. Chris realized that you used the wrong last name, re-typed the memo, and sent it to John Richardson. Chris told you about your error after sending the memo for you. You have decided to give praise to your secretary for a job well done.

Having a Christmas party is most closely associated with which motivation theory?

Based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a major recommendation to leaders is to meet employees' higher level needs first.

Based on extensive research, Blake and Mouton would expect the best performance from a firm whose leadership:

What are the University of Iowa leadership styles?