Exam 10: Motivating Employees

Lately, Seth is frustrated at work because he feels he isn't recognized for his on-the-job accomplishments. He earns a decent salary and is on friendly terms with the other employees in his department. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, Seth will have a desire to satisfy his self-esteem needs before his self-actualization needs.

The best remedy for staving off perceptions of inequity is

As a human resources manager for your company, you are looking for ways to motivate employees to favor your company over competitors. The company cannot afford to offer a wide array of benefits, but you are confident that if you survey employees and provide them the opportunity to vote on the benefits that are most important to them, they will see this as a fair and equitable way to operate.

Job simplification is an effective strategy for managers who want to achieve job enrichment.

Theory Y managers adhere to the principle that most people do not work to their fullest intellectual potential.

Ari is president and CEO of Bigbux Bank. Recently, he has sought to encourage more open two-way communication among the bank's employees and managers. One of the most important things Ari can do to achieve this goal is to become a good listener.

Evan, a manager at a department store, believes most of his subordinates dislike work and would avoid it if possible. He also believes that his employees have little, if any, ambition, and that the only way to motivate them is by using threats and punishment. Evan's views are consistent with ________ management.

________ emphasizes motivating the worker through the characteristics of the job itself.

One way employees can be motivated on the job is if

McKinley, an employee at Green Goddess Lawncare, is pleased that his old supervisor Russell retired. Russell seemed like a pretty nice guy, but rarely told McKinley if his work was acceptable until something went wrong. The new supervisor starts each day with reviewing yesterday's successes and challenges, and gives everyone opportunity to voice their concerns. One of the best assets of ________ managers is their ability to provide timely feedback and to understand that employees want regular performance reviews.

Equity judgments are precise, objective measurements of the fairness between an employee's effort and their compensation.

Which of the following statements about cultural differences in the workplace is most accurate?

According to Herzberg, a sense of achievement, earned recognition, and interest in the work itself were all

Using job enrichment strategy, management can contribute to improved motivation and worker performance primarily by increasing employee pay.

Gen Zers grew up post-9/11, in the wake of the Great Recession, and amid countless reports of school violence.

Based on Herzberg's theory of motivators, job enrichment will motivate employees to satisfy higher-order needs.

Kevin, a recent graduate with a degree in construction management, just landed his first job as a field engineer with a company that provides maintenance and repair for oil and chemical companies. During his first week on the job, his enthusiasm grew after talking to other employees. Although he would be traveling to many job sites during the first five years, many of his new colleagues remarked on the opportunities for growth and promotion and added responsibilities if he persevered with this company. If Herzberg were ranking the job factors that provide satisfaction for this young graduate, he would refer to these as

According to Maslow, if you have a self-esteem problem, you probably will not be able to concern yourself with developing to your fullest potential.

Brett manages a sales force that sells laboratory supplies to companies and university science labs. He wants to implement a reward program for high performance. Any rep whose territory bills over $500,000 in sales will win a trip for two to a Caribbean island. Last year the high billing territory made $400,000 in sales. As his outside consultant on the rewards program project, you suggest that he ask around to make certain that this is something the reps would enjoy. Your other advice is

What is the key idea behind goal-setting theory? How does management by objectives help implement this idea?