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Management 101: Motivation

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The degree to which carrying out work activities required by a job results in the individual's obtaining direct and clear information about his or her performance effectiveness






2. Work practices designed to elicit greater input of involvement from workers






3. The need to make others behave in a way that they would not have behaved otherwise






4. The degree of control employees have over their work






5. The drive to succeed and excel in relation to a set of standards






6. An approach to job design that focuses on how people's tasks and jobs are increasingly based on social relationships






7. The motivation theory that says three acquired (not innate) needs - achievement - power - and affiliation - are major motives in work






8. Goal-Setting Theory; Reinforcement Theory; Designing Motivating Jobs; Equity Theory; Expectancy Theory






9. The persons - systems - or selves against which individuals compare themselves to assess equity






10. A person's needs for internal factors such as self-respect - autonomy - and achievement - and external factors such as status - recognition - and attention






11. The horizontal expansion of a job by increasing job scope






12. Variable compensation plans that pay employees on the basis of some performance measure






13. The degree to which a job provides substantial freedom - independence - and discretion to the individual in scheduling work and determining the procedures to be used in carrying it out






14. Personal attention and expressing interest - approval - and appreciation for a job well done






15. The probability perceived by the individual that exerting a given amount of effort will lead to a certain level of performance






16. The assumption that employees dislike work - are lazy - avoid responsibility - and must be coerced to perform






17. The process by which a person's efforts are energized - directed - and sustained toward attaining a goal






18. Maslow's theory that human needs - physiological - safety - social - esteem - and self-actualization - form a sort of hierarchy


19. The proposition that specific goals increase performance and that difficult goals - when accepted - result in higher performance than do easy goals






20. The theory that an employee compares his or her job's input-outcome ratio with that of relevant others and then corrects any inequity






21. A person's needs for security and protection from physical and emotional harm






22. Consequences immediately following a behavior - which increase the probability that the behavior will be repeated






23. A person's needs for affection - belongingness - acceptance - and friendship






24. The degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work






25. A person's needs to become what he or she is capable of becoming






26. The theory that an individual tends to act in a certain way based on the expectation that the act will be followed by a given outcome and on the attractiveness of that outcome to the individual






27. An individual's belief that he or she is capable of performing a task






28. A framework for analyzing and designing jobs that identifies five primary core job dimensions - their interrelationships - and their impact on outcomes






29. The degree to which a job requires a variety of activities so that an employee can use a number of different skills and talents






30. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory; McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y; Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory; Three-Needs Theory






31. Perceived fairness of the amount and allocation of rewards among individuals






32. A motivational approach in which an organization's financial statements (the 'books') are shared with all employees






33. The motivation theory that intrinsic factors are related to job satisfaction and motivation - whereas extrinsic factors are associated with job dissatisfaction


34. The number of different tasks required in a job and the frequency with which those tasks are repeated






35. The degree to which the individual believes that performing at a particular level is instrumental in attaining the desired outcome






36. The degree to which a job has a substantial impact on the lives or work of other people






37. The importance that the individual places on the potential outcome or reward that can be achieved on the job






38. Factors that eliminate job dissatisfaction but don't motivate






39. The way tasks are combined to form complete jobs






40. The desire for friendly and close interpersonal relationships






41. The theory that behavior is a function of its consequences






42. An approach to job design in which employees take the initiative to change how their work is determined






43. Skill variety; Task identity; Task significance; Autonomy; Feedback






44. Factors that increase job satisfaction and motivation






45. A person's needs for food - drink - shelter - sexual satisfaction - and other physical needs






46. The assumption that employees are creative - enjoy work - seek responsibility - and can exercise self-direction






47. Perceived fairness of the process used to determine the distribution of rewards






48. The vertical expansion of a job by adding planning and evaluating responsibilities