Exam 3: Leadership Behavior and Motivation

The manager is showing an employee how to perform an audit check in inventory.The manager is using which leadership style?  

To motivate his highest performers,a manager gives his highest performer each month an "Employee of the Month" award and a parking space next to his.Of what motivational theory is this an example?

____ theory proposes that through the consequences for behavior,people will be motivated to behave in predetermined ways.

Why was there a shift from the trait to the behavioral theory paradigm?

The three process motivation theories are equity theory,hierarchy of needs theory,and expectancy theory.

What are the three important contributions of the Leadership Grid and high-high research?

The process motivation theories are alike in that all focus on:

According to studies at The University of Iowa,leadership styles include autocratic,democratic,and participative.

When employees perceive inequity from being under-rewarded,they are demotivated.

When goal setting,the best strategy is to rely on willpower to achieve the goal.

Objective: To sell 5 percent more hot dogs and 8 percent more soda at the baseball game on Sunday,June 12,2016. Identify which criteria is missing from this objective. Write a new objective and include the missing criteria.

In reinforcement theory,the most powerful reinforcement schedule for sustaining a desired behavior is:

With a(n)____ schedule of reinforcement,each and every desired behavior is reinforced.

Giving Praise.You word processed a short memo to John Richards,the accounting manager,whom you don't know.You gave it to your secretary,Chris,to send.Chris realized that you used the wrong last name,re-typed the memo,and sent it to John Richardson.Chris told you about your error after sending the memo for you.You have decided to give praise to your secretary for a job well done. Write the first step in the giving praise model,followed by what you would say to Chris.Follow the same format of listing the step followed by what you would say for steps 2 to 4.However,do not write what you would say for step 3.

To motivate employees with a high n Ach,a manager should assign them routine tasks with vague goals and objectives to encourage them to put out more effort.

Objective: To increase the number of customers by 10 percent. Identify which criteria is missing from this objective. Write a new objective and include the missing criteria.

What is motivation,and why is it important to know how to motivate employees?

How is leadership behavior based on traits?

To motivate employees with a high n Aff,you should do all of the following EXCEPT:

"You're a good worker" is an effective statement for giving praise.