Exam 14: Motivating and Rewarding Employees

Acme Corporation (Scenario) Acme Corporation's management feels that employees could be more motivated by their jobs. The jobs were enriched earlier and some improvements were seen in motivation. -To increase the motivation through enrichment, Acme decides to increase the meaningfulness of the work. This might be done by ________.

The third variable in expectancy theory requires the worker to ask him- or herself which question?

The three key elements in the definition of motivation are energy, direction, and achievement.

In Maslow's view, the key to understanding motivation is to understand where in the hierarchy of needs a person is located.

In equity theory, distributive justice is concerned with which of the following?

Self-actualization most closely corresponds to ________.

According to Herzberg, when an extremely dissatisfied employee gets an improved salary and working conditions, he or she ________.

In equity theory, a worker's "self" category compares a person's outcomes-to-input ratio with ________.

Pay-for-performance programs pay employees for their time rather than for their output.

Telecommuting satisfies the needs of employees to interact socially.

Goal-setting tends to do well in ________, where its basic ideas align well with general cultural values.

Maslow believes that higher-order needs ________.

Most U.S. employees are excited about their jobs.

Equity theory is based primarily on ideas about which of the following?

Maslow's empirical studies provided substantial proof of the validity of his hierarchical model.

In employee recognition programs, employees accumulate points for things such as ________.

The JCM contends that ________ are required in meaningful work.

Open-book management programs motivate by giving employees a greater sense of ownership in the company.

In a short essay, explain which theories work best for certain cultures. The discussion should include Maslow's need hierarchy, the three-needs theory, and the equity theory.

A manager with a Theory X view of human nature would ________.