Exam 10: Employee Motivation

Kelly,who had recently joined GoCo,Inc.,participates in all corporate events as she wants to be accepted as a friend by her co-workers.According to David McClelland's three-needs theory,this desire is known as ________.

Allan Donegan is the creative director of Barton Advertising,an advertising company based in Dallas.He notices that Barry,the team-lead of the graphic designers has been demotivated and distracted for the past couple of months.In an attempt to motivate Barry,Allen decides to uses job enrichment strategy.Which of the following actions is Allen most likely to implement?

According to McGregor,Theory X-oriented managers believe that ________.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory,which of the following are self-actualization needs?

What is the difference between negative reinforcement and punishment?

What is Herzberg's two-factor theory? How do hygiene factors differ from motivators.

Justin M.Brown,the operations manager at Vernon Manufacturing Company,formulated a strategy to motivate the firm's employees.Justin addressed employee's dissatisfaction by increasing their salary and incentives; he employed several industrial counsellors to help employees deal with work-related stress,and improved the health insurance plan provided to employees.He also motivated employees by providing greater opportunity for advancement; recognizing employees who perform well; and giving employees greater responsibility to foster a sense of achievement in them.Justin's measures are based on which of the following approaches?

Cross-training involves expanding the scope of an individual job.

The four indicators,engagement,satisfaction,commitment,and rootedness can identify who is motivated and who isn't,as well as explain why.

Compare and contrast expectancy theory with equity theory.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the job characteristics model?

According to the job characteristics model,experienced meaningfulness of the work is ________.

When using reinforcement theory,managers try to encourage in a systematic way those actions considered beneficial to the company.

In Herzberg's two-factor theory,hygiene factors are ________.

Management by objectives is a motivational approach where managers set specific goals for each employee.

Discuss the risks and limitations of the goal-setting theory.

According to Frederick Herzberg's two-factor theory,which of the following factors acts as a motivator?

Employees who receive positive reinforcement for one type of behavior are motivated to perform well in other areas as well.This process is known as ________.

Compare and contrast management by objectives with the job characteristics model.

________ refers to a model suggesting that five core job dimensions influence three critical psychological states that determine motivation,performance,and other outcomes.