Exam 16: Managing Employee Motivation and Performance

Research has shown that people with a strong need for ____ are likely to be superior performers,have good attendance records,and occupy supervisory positions.

Which of the following has NOT been identified as a major characteristic of a well-designed organizational reward system?

Describe your performance on a recent assignment in terms of motivation,ability,and work environment.What enhanced your performance?

Ellen claims her job is so easy she goes to work to relax after a busy weekend.She says she'll never retire.Using Herzberg's theory of motivation

Achievement and recognition are hygiene factors in Herzberg's two-factor theory.

Interval schedules of reinforcement are all based on ____________________.

Which historical approach to motivation is based on scientific management and takes an economic incentive approach to motivation?

Which of the following reinforcement schedules offers a worker the MOST incentive to do good work?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a popular incentive system?

The ____ theory of motivation is based on the idea that employees compare their inputs and outcomes to some other person's to determine if they are being fairly treated.

Sexual harassment policies and laws spell out the consequences for violation of the rules.What kind of reinforcement procedure is this?

John feels excluded,like he is always the last to know things at work.He is not meeting his esteem needs.

Equity theory compares your ____________________ with someone else's ratio.

The need to have a safe physical and emotional environment is a(n)____ need.

Which of the following describes how managers should use the expectancy model?

Goal-setting theory can be used to implement both expectancy and equity theory concepts.

It can be argued that ____ needs must be met entirely from within the individual.

When an employee tells an off-color joke and the boss simply ignores this behavior,the boss is using ____________________.

If you want to increase the probability that a behavior will recur,which of the following types of reinforcement will get the desired results?

Krishna works four,ten hour days.She works a(n)____________________.