Exam 7: Motivation Concepts

Your fellow employees have a terrible work situation. They work in an old, run-down building with an antiquated heating system. The work itself is tedious and the supervisor is rarely available and only shows up to give reprimands for production shortfalls. Nobody has received a promotion in two years. The work is boring, repetitious, and unrewarding. -According to the two-factor theory, which of the following statements would likely be true?

According to the expectancy theory, which of the following relationships indicates the degree to which the individual believes that a particular level of output will lead to the attainment of a desired outcome?

Which of the following is one of the four ways of increasing self-efficacy that involves gaining relevant experience with the task or job?

You graduated from college two years ago and began working at Hampstead Electronics. You have received good performance evaluations and a raise. You just found out that your organization has hired a recent college graduate with no experience at a higher salary than you are now making. You consider this an unfair act and resolve to do something about it. -Which of the following theories best describes such a situation?

Which of the following theories discusses three relationships: effort-performance relationship, performance-reward relationship, and rewards-personal goals relationship?

Jill is an excellent technical writer. She has never missed a deadline and all her projects are of superior quality. She now wants to telecommute two days a week, so that she can spend more time with her family. She feels that she has proven her reliability. However, her boss is unable to comply with her request and gives her a substantial raise instead. Jill's disappointment demonstrates a breakdown in the ________ relationship.

Your fellow employees have a terrible work situation. They work in an old, run-down building with an antiquated heating system. The work itself is tedious and the supervisor is rarely available and only shows up to give reprimands for production shortfalls. Nobody has received a promotion in two years. The work is boring, repetitious, and unrewarding. -According to the two-factor theory, which of the following factors is most likely to create job satisfaction?

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following is a lower-order need?

Many elements in management by objectives (MBO) programs match propositions of ________ theory.

What are the three relationships in Vroom's expectancy theory?

You manage a department of five employees. You have identified that Joe has high need for achievement, Mary has high need for power, and Tim has high need for affiliation. Sarah scored high on the need for power and low on the need for affiliation. Doug scores low on both need for power and need for affiliation. -Which of these five employees is most suitable for taking on your responsibilities when you are on a vacation?

The expectancy theory proposes that ________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory?

According to Maslow, a need that is essentially satisfied no longer motivates.

Recent research on equity theory focuses on ________ justice.

The ________ theory is also known as the social cognitive theory or the social learning theory.

Self-generated feedback is a more powerful motivator than externally generated feedback.

According to McClelland's theory of needs, what type of job is preferred by those employees who have high need for achievement?

Jasmine wants to become head of her department. Although she will be greatly compensated if she achieves this aim and will gain control over many subordinates, the main reason she is pursuing this position is that she thinks she can do the job better than anyone else and wants people to know this. According to the McClelland's theory of needs, which of the following needs primarily drives Jasmine in this case?

Discuss distributive justice, procedural justice and interactional justice.