Exam 5: Foundations of Employee Motivation

Jack Smith and Sam Clemens are neighbours who work as purchasing managers in different companies in the petrochemical industry.During one neighbourly discussion,Jack learned that Sam's salary was nearly 15 per cent higher than his even though their job duties were similar.Other than this difference,both received similar benefits and seemed to enjoy their jobs and colleagues.Jack was upset about Sam's higher salary,although he hid his emotions from Sam.(After all,it wasn't Sam's fault that they received different salary levels.)Jack was frustrated not only because Sam received a significantly higher salary,but also because Jack was certain that he worked longer hours and was more productive than Sam.According to equity theory research,what will Jack probably do to reduce his upset feelings?

Employees who believe that accomplishing a particular task will almost certainly result in a day off with pay would have:

Needs are defined as goal- oriented forces that people experience.

Over reward inequity occurs whenever other people receive less money than you do.

Effective feedback:

According to learned needs theory,companies should hire leaders with a strong need for personalized power.

Four-drive theory recommends:

A recent survey of professors identified goal setting as:

If supervisors are able to observe only a small portion of an employee's behaviour and performance,then they should:

Unlike needs hierarchy models,recent studies suggest that:

How is effective feedback related to an employee's task cycle (the time required to complete a typical task in the job)?

According to equity theory:

Expectancy theory identifies emotions as a key component of employee motivation.

McClelland's learned needs theory does NOT include which of these needs?

If individuals are unable to satisfy a particular need,the ERG theory states that they:

Goal setting is more effective when employees can easily complete the goals assigned to them.

Four-drive theory is based on the idea that:

To determine the fairness of pay or other outcomes,people usually apply:

People with a high need for affiliation:

According to learned needs theory,people with a high personalized need for power enjoy power for its own sake and use it to advance their career rather than to benefit others.