Exam 5: Foundations of Employee Motivation

Four-drive theory recommends keeping all four drives in "balance"; that is, organizations should avoid too much or too little opportunity to fulfill each drive.

According to four-drive theory, three drives are proactive (i.e. we actively seek to fulfill them), whereas the drive to defend is reactive (activated only in reaction to threat).

The distributive justice rule applies the concept of

In Maslow's needs hierarchy, the bottom four levels are collectively known as needs, whereas self-actualization is called a(n) need.

Which of the following employee motivation theories does NOT arrange needs in a hierarchy of importance?

Goals need to be measurable

Behaviour modification does NOT consider

Extrinsic sources of motivation include performance bonuses, recognition awards, and frequent reminders from the boss about work deadlines.

All of the following are reasons given for why some employees are "disengaged" EXCEPT:

Strengths-based coaching is also known as appreciative coaching.

The optimal level of goal difficulty occurs where the goal has more than a low level, but less than a moderate level of goal difficulty.

In four-drive theory, the driveis most closely associated with the need for relative status and recognition.

One way to increase employee motivation by improving the P-to-O expectancies is to

You have been asked to design a training program that will help managers create a better sense of procedural justice in their day-to-day decisions. Describe what this training program would emphasize to improve perceptions of procedural justice.

Maslow's needs hierarchy theory discusses all of the following concepts EXCEPT

The two types of need for power in learned needs theory are

In expectancy theory, valence refers to the

Current evidence indicates that a person's needs hierarchy

Needs hierarchy theory fails to explain the dynamics of employee motivation mainly because:

According to a recent major survey, employee engagement is the most important human resources issue among major Canadian organizations.