Exam 14: Motivating and Rewarding Employees

Equity theory holds that employees who feel underpaid will decrease their level of effort and performance in response to feelings of inequity.

In the JCM, motivation and satisfaction increase when this is true.

The job characteristics model, or JCM, holds that the three core job dimensions-skill variety, task identity, and task significance-combine to give work true meaning.

Which of the following is NOT a common way that employee recognition programs recognize worker achievements?

Why are individuals with a high nAch not the most successful managers?

Motivation is a process that leads to a goal.

Which of the following was directly influenced by Herzberg's two-factor theory?

Maslow's theory is a hierarchy because ________.

In a short essay, describe how managers might motivate contingent workers.

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. -Most jobs at Acme were redesigned to allow the employees to complete a whole and identifiable piece of work. This fits ________, a core dimension of the job characteristics model.

Autonomy is important in the JCM because it gives the worker ________.

Workers with a Theory X point of view would be most likely to respond to ________.

The key to motivation, according to Maslow, is to identify ________.

Which of the following is a lower-order need in Maslow's hierarchy?

McClelland's most influential need is the ________.

Maslow contends that lower-order needs are satisfied internally and higher-order needs are satisfied externally.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs proposes that all needs are sought after to an equal degree at all times.

According to Herzberg, favorable hygiene factors can cause an employee to feel ________.

Professionals are best motivated by extra pay and promotion within the organization.

The job characteristics model (JCM) maintains that ________ is critical to motivating workers.