Exam 8: Motivation, Leadership, and Teamwork

The Motorola team that developed the Razr cell phone was a good,working team because they agreed on the objectives at hand and on the best approach to solve the problem.In management terms,this phenomenon is called groupthink.

How has technology changed the design of work teams?

In Maslow's hierarchy,the need for water,food,and sleep are classified as ________.

Organizational psychology is the study of how to create a workplace that fosters motivation and productivity among employees.

For her psychology project,Melissa has decided to study the production levels of cooks at a local fast food restaurant.She expects the cooks in her study group to outperform the cooks in her control group because of ________.

Amelia manages a group of administrative assistants.For them to create their best work,she would like to increase their motivation levels and foster an atmosphere of flow.What kinds of things can Amelia do?

What formula does Vroom use to describe the motivation a person feels in a given situation? Define each factor.

Which of the following is NOT part of Stephen Covey's Seven Habits model?

A new work team was just created.It consists of employees who have worked together for a few years in the same functional area of the company and who are from widely different age groups.What are two problems with the make-up of this work team?

InfoTech offers its employees long-term employment with a focus on individual responsibility.As a result,its workers are loyal to the organization,are highly productive,and have strong morale.The management style InfoTech most likely is applying is ________.

GlobeTrekkers,Inc.has employees all over the world.Employees have face-to-face meetings on occasion,but they communicate with each other mostly via conference call,e-mail,and webcasts.These employees ________.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good team setting for group flow?

Rosa has a challenging job at a company that she respects.Her only regret is that her supervisor does not seem to appreciate her accomplishments and work ethic.According to Maslow,Rosa will strive to satisfy her esteem needs before addressing her self-actualization needs.

Chris owns a small grocery store.He notices that his employees seem unmotivated to work harder during peak times in his business.Chris increases the number of bonuses each employee may earn during those seasons.Chris is assuming his employees are motivated intrinsically.

Antonio owns a small auto body shop.He is concerned with apathy among his employees and decides to add some extrinsic motivators in hopes of increasing performance.Which of the following is NOT an extrinsic motivator Antonio may try?

According to Maslow,esteem needs are satisfied by establishing safe and stable places to work.

Anna,a psychology major,studied the history of her favorite subject.She learned that in the early 1900s,________ psychology was created to understand scientifically how to manage employees and work optimally.

Yoshi is charged with the task of forming a high-functioning work team.To accomplish this task,he must consider all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Ross's work team is made up of various members of the art department who have all worked together for many years.They like that they work in synch and rarely have to explain things to each other because they are so much alike.A threat to Ross' work team is narrow-mindedness caused by ________.

Global Tech,Inc.has employees all over the world.Employees have face-to-face meetings on occasion,but they mostly communicate with each other via conference call,e-mail,and webcasts.These employees form a virtual team.