Exam 5: Foundations of Employee Motivation

Research suggests that feedback originating only from the supervisor provides more complete and accurate information than feedback received through a 360-degree process.

The two types of need for power in learned needs theory are:

One of the most common consequences of over reward inequity is that overpaid employees try to increase their inputs by working harder.

Which of these statements about expectancy theory is FALSE?

A large project engineering company assigns engineering,purchasing,marketing and support staff to client-based projects,which last anywhere from four months to one year.These project staff report to both the project leader and the manager of their functional specialization.For example,a marketing employee in Project Z would receive day-to-day instructions from the Project Z manager,but would receive career development guidance from the company's director of marketing.The functional manager also places employees in future projects.In the past,project staff were evaluated by the employee's project leader at the time of the annual performance evaluation.However,some employees complained that they had just started the project,so the project leader didn't know their performance.The company wants to introduce a 360-degree feedback process to overcome this and other problems with the performance evaluation system.Describe the specific characteristics of a 360-degree feedback process for project staff at this company and identify two problems that the company should know about 360-degree feedback systems.

Which of the following concepts is explicitly considered by equity theory?

Suppose that you supervise two-dozen sales representatives,covering every region of the country,from your office at company headquarters.Describe a feedback strategy that might improve the performance of these employees with respect to increasing sales to new clients.

Organizational justice has two distinct forks called ______ and _______ justice.

Drives are needs,and are essential parts of human psychology.

Under reward inequity occurs when your outcome/input ratio is lower than the outcome/input ratio of a comparison other.

One of the main implications of four-drive theory is that:

In four-drive theory,the drive ______ is most closely associated with the need for relative status and recognition.

Which of the following statements about performance feedback is FALSE?

According to expectancy theory,a reward that is not wanted has:

Which drive in four-drive theory is reactive rather than proactive?

Which of the following statements about drives is FALSE?

Feedback is a source of motivation as well as learning.

According to McClelland,achievement,affiliation,and power needs are:

Maslow's needs hierarchy theory discusses all of the following concepts EXCEPT:

Needs hierarchy theory and ERG theory fail to explain the dynamics of employee motivation mainly because: