Exam 8: Motivation, Leadership, and Teamwork

Strong leadership often comes at the expense of others.

Timothy is president of a large company.He is known for being an excellent listener and collaborator.He believes that the working environment would improve if employees were organized into cross-functional work teams instead of functional departments.In order to build a consensus for this new environment,Timothy asks for employee input and participation.Which of the following best describes Timothy's leadership style?

Dominic works in a consumer products firm.He has a safe working environment,an excellent salary,good benefits,and friendly coworkers.Dominic has recently applied for another position in another department.According to Herzberg,what is most likely motivating Dominic's interest in the other job?

Felix just renegotiated a contract with his largest vendor.He feels a great deal of satisfaction for his success and is now reviewing other contracts.Is Felix responding to extrinsic or intrinsic motivators? How do you know?

How is group flow achieved?

Laurie is an independent thinker and enjoys change.She also values her family life over her work life.Laurie is most likely from which generation?

Sandra is an office manager.She believes her employees are unmotivated and cannot adequately complete the simplest tasks without written,step-by-step instructions from her.She knows that if she leaves the office for even the shortest amount of time,her employees will goof off and accomplish nothing.Sandra most likely operates under the management style model,Theory X.

Celia recently received a promotion and relishes the idea of a whole new job with many difficult tasks to perform.Celia loves the feeling of accomplishment that comes from successfully completing challenging work.According to McClelland,what need is Celia attempting to satisfy? What are the other needs in McClelland's theory?

Erica just received the "Salesperson of the Year" award for her outstanding work last year.Erica now feels motivated to beat these numbers next year.Is Erica responding to extrinsic or intrinsic motivators? How do you know?

Andre had a difficult time finding a job after college.Eventually he found work selling office equipment,which did not interest him much.Andre's sales are low and so is his motivation to do more for the company for which he works.According to the Q12,Andre is classified as ________.