Question 1

Job evaluation mainly supports the competency approach to rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Some critics argue that financial rewards discourage creativity and distract employees from the meaningfulness of the work itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Steelweld,a car parts manufacturer,pays employees a higher hourly rate as they learn to operate more parts of the work process.Employees earn $10 per hour when they are hired and they can earn up to $20 per hour if they master all 12 work units in the production process.Steelweld is applying which of these reward systems?

Accepted Answer

A) Skill-based pay 
B) Piece-rate pay 
C) Job evaluation system 
D) Seniority-based pay 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) Skill-based pay 
B) Piece-rate pay 
C) Job evaluation system 
D) Seniority-based pay 
E) None of the answers apply. A

Question 4

Job status-based rewards discourage employees from hoarding resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Self-monitoring and designing natural rewards are both:

Accepted Answer

A) constructive thought pattern practices. 
B) forms of job specialization. 
C) discouraged by organizational behaviour scholars. 
D) part of the self-leadership process. 
E) elements of competency-based rewards. 
A) constructive thought pattern practices. 
B) forms of job specialization. 
C) discouraged by organizational behaviour scholars. 
D) part of the self-leadership process. 
E) elements of competency-based rewards.

Question 6

Self-leadership calls for employees to engage in negative self-talk to help them recognize their limitations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Employee share ownership plans and share options are two types of organizational-level performance-based rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of these statements about self-leadership is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Employees with a high degree of conscientiousness have a more natural tendency to apply self-leadership. 
B) Research indicates that self-leadership generally improves employee motivation and performance. 
C) Self-leadership is practiced by people with particular personality characteristics and cannot be learned. 
D) Self-leadership is the process of influencing oneself to establish the self-direction and self-motivation to perform a task. 
E) Some elements of self-leadership come from sports psychology. 
A) Employees with a high degree of conscientiousness have a more natural tendency to apply self-leadership. 
B) Research indicates that self-leadership generally improves employee motivation and performance. 
C) Self-leadership is practiced by people with particular personality characteristics and cannot be learned. 
D) Self-leadership is the process of influencing oneself to establish the self-direction and self-motivation to perform a task. 
E) Some elements of self-leadership come from sports psychology.

Question 9

Mental imagery helps employees to:

Accepted Answer

A) forget about the task before they actually perform it. 
B) anticipate obstacles to goal accomplishment and work out solutions to those obstacles. 
C) keep track of their progress towards the goal and design artificial feedback where natural feedback does not occur. 
D) make the job itself more motivating by altering the rewards received during job performance. 
E) learn several skills and minimize the risk of repetitive strain injuries. 
A) forget about the task before they actually perform it. 
B) anticipate obstacles to goal accomplishment and work out solutions to those obstacles. 
C) keep track of their progress towards the goal and design artificial feedback where natural feedback does not occur. 
D) make the job itself more motivating by altering the rewards received during job performance. 
E) learn several skills and minimize the risk of repetitive strain injuries.

Question 10

Competency-based rewards tend to improve levels of product and service quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Job evaluation and skill-based pay plans are both considered:

Accepted Answer

A) competency-based rewards. 
B) membership/seniority-based rewards. 
C) performance-based rewards. 
D) status-based rewards. 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) competency-based rewards. 
B) membership/seniority-based rewards. 
C) performance-based rewards. 
D) status-based rewards. 
E) None of the answers apply.

Question 12

Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create the lowest E-to-P expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A) Share options 
B) Individual piece rates 
C) Gainsharing 
D) Individual commissions 
E) Team bonuses 
A) Share options 
B) Individual piece rates 
C) Gainsharing 
D) Individual commissions 
E) Team bonuses

Question 13

Empowerment flourishes in organizations that have a learning orientation culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Job rotation has all of the following effects EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) reduces boredom on the job. 
B) reduces repetitive strain injuries. 
C) helps employees to learn skills to work in multiple jobs. 
D) tests each person's level of self-leadership. 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) reduces boredom on the job. 
B) reduces repetitive strain injuries. 
C) helps employees to learn skills to work in multiple jobs. 
D) tests each person's level of self-leadership. 
E) None of the answers apply.

Question 15

The extent of a person's self-leadership is dependant on _________ and ________ factors.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural; personal 
B) situational; personal 
C) financial; circumstantial 
D) political; ethical 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) cultural; personal 
B) situational; personal 
C) financial; circumstantial 
D) political; ethical 
E) None of the answers apply.

Question 16

Employees are more likely to feel empowered in jobs with a high degree of autonomy,task identity,and task significance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Employees at CyberTech perform repetitive jobs that has resulted in boredom as well as repetitive strain injury.Technology makes it difficult to combine existing jobs,but the company wants to make employees more multiskilled.Which of the following would best help CyberTech to improve this situation?

Accepted Answer

A) Introduce job rotation. 
B) Introduce job specialization. 
C) Introduce a gainsharing plan for all production employees. 
D) Encourage employees to engage in mental imagery. 
E) Introduce job enrichment by having each employee produce the entire product rather than a small part of it. 
A) Introduce job rotation. 
B) Introduce job specialization. 
C) Introduce a gainsharing plan for all production employees. 
D) Encourage employees to engage in mental imagery. 
E) Introduce job enrichment by having each employee produce the entire product rather than a small part of it.

Question 18

Which of the following is known to increase employee responsiveness to problems and opportunities as well as improve customer service?

Accepted Answer

A) Job specialization 
B) Job rotation 
C) Scientific management 
D) Empowerment 
E) Job specialization and scientific management 
A) Job specialization 
B) Job rotation 
C) Scientific management 
D) Empowerment 
E) Job specialization and scientific management

Question 19

Positive self-talk motivates employees by increasing their effort-to-performance expectancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Companies sometimes introduce job rotation for reasons other than reducing job boredom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Job evaluation mainly supports the competency approach to rewards.

Some critics argue that financial rewards discourage creativity and distract employees from the meaningfulness of the work itself.

Job status-based rewards discourage employees from hoarding resources.

Self-monitoring and designing natural rewards are both:

Self-leadership calls for employees to engage in negative self-talk to help them recognize their limitations.

Employee share ownership plans and share options are two types of organizational-level performance-based rewards.

Which of these statements about self-leadership is FALSE?

Mental imagery helps employees to:

Competency-based rewards tend to improve levels of product and service quality.

Job evaluation and skill-based pay plans are both considered:

Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create the lowest E-to-P expectancy?

Empowerment flourishes in organizations that have a learning orientation culture.

Job rotation has all of the following effects EXCEPT:

The extent of a person's self-leadership is dependant on _ and factors.

Employees are more likely to feel empowered in jobs with a high degree of autonomy,task identity,and task significance.

Employees at CyberTech perform repetitive jobs that has resulted in boredom as well as repetitive strain injury.Technology makes it difficult to combine existing jobs,but the company wants to make employees more multiskilled.Which of the following would best help CyberTech to improve this situation?

Which of the following is known to increase employee responsiveness to problems and opportunities as well as improve customer service?

Positive self-talk motivates employees by increasing their effort-to-performance expectancy.

Companies sometimes introduce job rotation for reasons other than reducing job boredom.

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Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

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Exam 6: Applied Performance Practices

Job evaluation mainly supports the competency approach to rewards.

Some critics argue that financial rewards discourage creativity and distract employees from the meaningfulness of the work itself.

Job status-based rewards discourage employees from hoarding resources.

Self-monitoring and designing natural rewards are both:

Self-leadership calls for employees to engage in negative self-talk to help them recognize their limitations.

Employee share ownership plans and share options are two types of organizational-level performance-based rewards.

Which of these statements about self-leadership is FALSE?

Mental imagery helps employees to:

Competency-based rewards tend to improve levels of product and service quality.

Job evaluation and skill-based pay plans are both considered:

Which of these performance-based rewards tends to create the lowest E-to-P expectancy?

Empowerment flourishes in organizations that have a learning orientation culture.

Job rotation has all of the following effects EXCEPT:

The extent of a person's self-leadership is dependant on _________ and ________ factors.

Employees are more likely to feel empowered in jobs with a high degree of autonomy,task identity,and task significance.

Which of the following is known to increase employee responsiveness to problems and opportunities as well as improve customer service?

Positive self-talk motivates employees by increasing their effort-to-performance expectancy.

Companies sometimes introduce job rotation for reasons other than reducing job boredom.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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The extent of a person's self-leadership is dependant on _ and factors.