Question 1

The first step in self-leadership is:

Accepted Answer

A) establishing client relationships. 
B) practicing gainsharing. 
C) personal goal setting. 
D) constructive thought patterns. 
E) self-reinforcement. 
A) establishing client relationships. 
B) practicing gainsharing. 
C) personal goal setting. 
D) constructive thought patterns. 
E) self-reinforcement.

Question 2

According to the job characteristics model,experienced meaningfulness increases with the level of job feedback.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The job characteristics model identifies five core job characteristics and three psychological states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Job status-based rewards potentially motivate employees to compete with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of these contemporary organizational behaviour practices was popularized by Fredrick Taylor in his work on scientific management?

Accepted Answer

A) Goal setting 
B) Job enrichment 
C) Membership and seniority-based rewards 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) Goal setting 
B) Job enrichment 
C) Membership and seniority-based rewards 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers apply.

Question 6

When applied to non-management employees,which of these has a relatively WEAK connection between the reward and individual effort?

Accepted Answer

A) Piece rate pay 
B) Commissions 
C) Profit-sharing bonuses 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Commissions and profit-sharing bonuses 
A) Piece rate pay 
B) Commissions 
C) Profit-sharing bonuses 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Commissions and profit-sharing bonuses

Question 7

Employees assembling complete computer modems would have higher task identity than those assembling only one component and passing it along to others for further assembly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

To increase an employee's feelings of experienced responsibility,we would:

Accepted Answer

A) increase the amount of job feedback in the person's job. 
B) reduce the amount of task identity and task significance in the person's job. 
C) increase the amount of autonomy in the person's job. 
D) reduce the amount of skill variety in the person's job. 
E) increase the amount of task identity and task significance in the person's job. 
A) increase the amount of job feedback in the person's job. 
B) reduce the amount of task identity and task significance in the person's job. 
C) increase the amount of autonomy in the person's job. 
D) reduce the amount of skill variety in the person's job. 
E) increase the amount of task identity and task significance in the person's job.

Question 9

Which of the following job design strategies tends to increase work efficiency?

Accepted Answer

A) Job enlargement 
B) Job rotation 
C) Job enrichment 
D) Job specialization 
E) None of these strategies increases work efficiency 
A) Job enlargement 
B) Job rotation 
C) Job enrichment 
D) Job specialization 
E) None of these strategies increases work efficiency

Question 10

Which of the following has the LEAST effect on empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A) Relevant skills and knowledge 
B) Job autonomy 
C) Learning orientation culture 
D) Locus of control 
E) Leader trust in employees 
A) Relevant skills and knowledge 
B) Job autonomy 
C) Learning orientation culture 
D) Locus of control 
E) Leader trust in employees

Question 11

People with a high power distance give money a low priority in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Gainsharing plans tend to:

Accepted Answer

A) increase efficiency without paying employees any financial reward. 
B) tie employee pay directly to company profits. 
C) create a reasonably strong effort-to-performance expectancy. 
D) reward individuals for their own personal performance rather than team or organizational performance. 
E) increase efficiency without paying employees any financial reward creating a reasonably strong effort-to-performance expectancy. 
A) increase efficiency without paying employees any financial reward. 
B) tie employee pay directly to company profits. 
C) create a reasonably strong effort-to-performance expectancy. 
D) reward individuals for their own personal performance rather than team or organizational performance. 
E) increase efficiency without paying employees any financial reward creating a reasonably strong effort-to-performance expectancy.

Question 13

The level of work quality tends to increase with the level of job specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A video journalist is someone who performs all jobs previously done by a traditional news team-from operating the camera to reporting the story.Thus,a video journalist is an example of job enlargement and job enrichment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a component of empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A) Impact 
B) Meaning 
C) Mental imagery 
D) Self-determination 
E) Competence 
A) Impact 
B) Meaning 
C) Mental imagery 
D) Self-determination 
E) Competence

Question 17

A profit-sharing plans is a performance measurement system that rewards people on several factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

After several years of difficult change,it is now a much flatter organization that places more responsibility with self-directed work teams.Explain what changes ClamCo probably made (or should have made)to align its reward system with this new corporate philosophy.

Accepted Answer

Previously,ClamCo relied on seniority an

Question 19

Empowerment does which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Empowerment increases autonomy. 
B) Empowerment decreases skill variety. 
C) Empowerment increases job rotation. 
D) Empowerment increases job specialization. 
E) Empowerment increases autonomy and job specialization. 
A) Empowerment increases autonomy. 
B) Empowerment decreases skill variety. 
C) Empowerment increases job rotation. 
D) Empowerment increases job specialization. 
E) Empowerment increases autonomy and job specialization.

Question 20

Self-leadership borrows ideas from social learning theory and research in sports psychology on constructive thought processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The first step in self-leadership is:

According to the job characteristics model,experienced meaningfulness increases with the level of job feedback.

The job characteristics model identifies five core job characteristics and three psychological states.

Job status-based rewards potentially motivate employees to compete with each other.

Which of these contemporary organizational behaviour practices was popularized by Fredrick Taylor in his work on scientific management?

When applied to non-management employees,which of these has a relatively WEAK connection between the reward and individual effort?

Employees assembling complete computer modems would have higher task identity than those assembling only one component and passing it along to others for further assembly.

To increase an employee's feelings of experienced responsibility,we would:

Which of the following job design strategies tends to increase work efficiency?

Which of the following has the LEAST effect on empowerment?

People with a high power distance give money a low priority in their lives.

Gainsharing plans tend to:

The level of work quality tends to increase with the level of job specialization.

A video journalist is someone who performs all jobs previously done by a traditional news team-from operating the camera to reporting the story.Thus,a video journalist is an example of job enlargement and job enrichment.

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

Which of the following is NOT a component of empowerment?

A profit-sharing plans is a performance measurement system that rewards people on several factors.

After several years of difficult change,it is now a much flatter organization that places more responsibility with self-directed work teams.Explain what changes ClamCo probably made (or should have made)to align its reward system with this new corporate philosophy.

Empowerment does which of the following?

Self-leadership borrows ideas from social learning theory and research in sports psychology on constructive thought processes.

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

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Exam 6: Applied Performance Practices

The first step in self-leadership is:

According to the job characteristics model,experienced meaningfulness increases with the level of job feedback.

The job characteristics model identifies five core job characteristics and three psychological states.

Job status-based rewards potentially motivate employees to compete with each other.

Which of these contemporary organizational behaviour practices was popularized by Fredrick Taylor in his work on scientific management?

When applied to non-management employees,which of these has a relatively WEAK connection between the reward and individual effort?

Employees assembling complete computer modems would have higher task identity than those assembling only one component and passing it along to others for further assembly.

To increase an employee's feelings of experienced responsibility,we would:

Which of the following job design strategies tends to increase work efficiency?

Which of the following has the LEAST effect on empowerment?

People with a high power distance give money a low priority in their lives.

Gainsharing plans tend to:

The level of work quality tends to increase with the level of job specialization.

A video journalist is someone who performs all jobs previously done by a traditional news team-from operating the camera to reporting the story.Thus,a video journalist is an example of job enlargement and job enrichment.

Self-leadership involves finding ways to increase job specialization.

Which of the following is NOT a component of empowerment?

A profit-sharing plans is a performance measurement system that rewards people on several factors.

After several years of difficult change,it is now a much flatter organization that places more responsibility with self-directed work teams.Explain what changes ClamCo probably made (or should have made)to align its reward system with this new corporate philosophy.

Empowerment does which of the following?

Self-leadership borrows ideas from social learning theory and research in sports psychology on constructive thought processes.

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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