Exam 16: Motivation

Felix is a recent college graduate. He is unsure about his future. A counselor in his university's career resources recently told Felix that he had a high need for achievement. Based on this, what type of career should Felix pursue?

A job design that incorporates achievement, recognition, and other high-level motivators into the work is called job enlargement.

Which of the following compensation strategies perpetuates inequity in the workplace?

The human resource approach is most closely associated with which of the following?

Chuck is a manager at Railroad Ties. He sees little opportunity for advancement at Railroad Ties, regardless of how well he performs. Which of the following expectancies is low for Chuck?

A need for power, a need for accomplishment and a need for superior power is proposed by David McClelland's acquired needs theory.

Hygiene factors are the same as dissatisfiers and include company policies and procedures.

The ________________________________________ rewards employees at specified time intervals.

The expectancy theory of motivation is similar to Fiedler's contingency model of leadership in that both emphasize subordinates needs and goals.

Job simplification is based on principles drawn from scientific management and industrial engineering.

Which of these systematically moves employees from one job to another, thereby increasing the number of different tasks an employee performs without increasing the complexity of any one job?

The equity theory, by J. Stacy Adams, states that equity exists when the ratio of outcomes to inputs for one person is equal to the same ratio for another person.

Empowering employees means giving employees

With a continuous reinforcement schedule,

_________________________ incorporates high-level motivators into the work, including job responsibility, recognition, and opportunities for growth, learning, and achievement.

Motivators are factors that influence job satisfaction based on fulfillment of high-level needs such as achievement, recognition, and opportunity for growth.

List the four types of reinforcement.

__________ schedules are based on random number of desired responses rather than variable time periods.

A high need for power often is associated with successful attainment of top levels in the organizational hierarchy.

Which of the following is NOT a common method for reducing a perceived inequity?