Exam 12: Motivation Across Cultures

The hierarchy-of-needs theory is based primarily on work by David McClelland.

In China _____ is an important need and _____ is a goal.

In general, although the process for motivation may be the same across cultures, the content may change from one culture to another.

The following needs are correctly matched with their descriptions except:

Process theories of work motivation:

Expectancy theory postulates all of the following except:

The importance of work in individuals' life relative to other areas of interest is referred to as work salience.

_____ designs are job designs that blend personnel and technology.

To motivate employees, especially in foreign countries with high individualism companies tend to offer:

The first assumption about the motivation process is that it is:

Hygiene factors include all of the following except:

High achievers tend to be high-risk takers.

"Balance in synergy" would require a moving away from all of the following except:

Research generally shows that people throughout the world have needs that are similar to those described in Maslow's need hierarchy.

Safety needs consist of food, clothing, shelter and other basic physical needs.

Which researcher concluded that "the Herzberg model appears to have validity across occupational levels"?

The importance of work in an individual's life relative to other areas of interest is referred to as:

The expectancy theory focuses on how motivation is affected by people's perception of how fairly they are being treated.

According to the theory of achievement motivation, all of the following are characteristics of high achievers except:

Which of the following needs is correctly matched with its description?