Exam 11: Motivating Employees

Which theorist proposed a theory of motivation based on universal human needs?

If you were advising someone about which motivational theory would be most likely to be successful in all cultures,which of the following motivation theories would you suggest?

Which of the following statements best describes how culture influences motivation?

Which theory is concerned with workers' perception about how fairly they are treated compared with their coworkers?

Some organizations are using snooping technology to monitor their workers to identify workers who are not performing optimally.The idea underlying this development is that workers dislike their work and intentionally avoid it.That idea is an assumption based on which of the following theories or concepts?

In Herzberg's model,potential job dissatisfiers are called hygiene factors.

Which motivational theory relies on feedback to identify the gap between the real and the ideal desired performance?

Which of the following styles of management is based on a pessimistic view of human nature and assumes that the average person dislikes work,will try to avoid work,prefers to be directed,avoids responsibility,and wants security above all else?

Which of the following is a criticism of Herzberg's motivator and hygiene theory?

The equity theory is concerned with which of the following factors?

What four management trends are identified as having the greatest impact on how companies will be operating in the near future?

Scientific management is based on economic incentives and the premise that there is "one best way" to perform any job.

What style of manager assumes the average person wants to work,accepts responsibilities,is self-directed and self-controlled,and solves problems?

Wes Johnston overheard his manager say,"Work is as natural as play,and workers seek more job responsibility." This statement supports which of the following theories?

Which of the following theories is based on the premise that an individual's intention to work toward something is a primary source of motivation?

What does the Theory Z style of management emphasize?

Safeway Stores has installed dashboard computers in its trucks to monitor delivery truck drivers as they work their routes.This mistrust of employees derives from belief in which of the following theories?

According to equity theory,if employees perceive that an inequity exists,which of the following might they do?

What famous studies occurred during the human relations era of management?

An employee who was more worried about having a safe work environment and a financially sound pension plan than anything else would be most concerned with which of the following needs in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?