Exam 13: Business

The original intent of the managers at the Hawthorne plant was to see if they could make their factory workers more productive by changing light levels in the factory. To do this, they increased the lighting for one group of workers in a special test room and kept the lights the same in the control room. They found that

Research on how people react to pay cuts/raises, layoffs, promotions, and affirmative action policies shows that

_______ is the principle of the due process model that gives employees the right to be evaluated by a supervisor familiar with their work while receiving timely feedback about their evaluation and the opportunity to present their own case.

According to Murphy and others' (2003) survey of over 700 professionals indicated that most

____ appraisal is the practice of obtaining multiple evaluations of an individual worker from supervisors, peers, and subordinates.

Thor would like to get his son to read more without compromising the child's intrinsic motivation to read. Which of the following strategies could best achieve this?

Anson asks an industrial/organizational psychologist for advice concerning whether he should ask his employees to complete self-evaluations. Which of the following is the psychologist least likely to indicate?

Which of the following explains the key quality of leaders that focus on the individuality of their subordinates?

_______ theory of motivation starts with a belief that employees are rational.

According to Judge and colleagues (2010), job satisfaction is ____ with pay.

Concerning the issue of affirmative action, surveys tend to show that Americans are

Explain the basic premise of equity theory as it applies to the workplace. What are two steps that a person experiencing distress within this model might take to reduce their discomfort? Give an example of how this might play out in a real workplace situation.

According to Chao and Moon (2005), the idea that every worker has a multidimensional identity in constituting an organizational refers to

What makes path-goal theory different from other contingencies theories?

Vito, the owner of a new company, believes that all appraisals in his company should be based on evidence of job performance rather than other considerations. In order for Vito to operate according to the due process model of appraisal, he must also

_______ is the study of human behavior in the workplace.

Heilman et al. (1998) had pairs of men and women work on two-person tasks in which the woman was always assigned a leadership role. The women in the study were

"Great leadership emerges in part out of time, place, and circumstances." Such a statement is best reflected in _______ of leadership/approach.

Marvin is a line worker for the clothing manufacturer. Even though he does not have an official title, Marvin is more than willing to give his complete dedication to helping the organization in attaining its goal of producing a quality product. This willingness to pursue an organizational goal is an indication of _______

In considering whether or not she is satisfied with the compensation she receives from her job, Imelda is likely to consider all of these factors except