Question 1

Task variety refers to the extent to which a job requires an individual to use a variety of different skills to perform a job.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The concept of MBO was developed by management theorist Peter Drucker.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If an organization wants to create a sense of legal and psychological ownership amongst its employees, it should implement a profit sharing pay system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Gigantico Insurance is interested in reducing lateness among its staff.This might be accomplished by installing a flexible work arrangement called ________.

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Question 5

Skill-based pay is a motivation system whereby people are paid on the basis of how many skills they have mastered.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are work design characteristics and how do they extend the Job Characteristics Model?

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Question 7

The Scanlon Plan is a type of ________ system.

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A)  job enrichment
B)  MBO
C)  gain-sharing
D)  piece rate pay
E)  skill-basedF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Where do the moderator variables in the Job Characteristics Model intervene?

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A)  Between job characteristics and the critical psychological states
B)  Between the critical psychological states and outcomes
C)  Between job characteristics and the critical psychological states, and between the critical psychological states and outcomes
D)  Between job characteristics and outcomes
E)  Between job characteristics and growth need strengthF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

The traditional view of job design stressed job simplification.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Job enrichment is said to improve job context satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In a flex-time system, core time is

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A)  the total amount of time per week that each employee must work.
B)  the time of the day when all employees must be present at work.
C)  the time period within which employees are free to exercise flextime privileges.
D)  the amount of time an employee must work to acquire flextime privileges.
E)  the time in excess of a normal work shift.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

The implementation of MBO programs must have the full commitment of ________ management.

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Question 13

The purpose of flexible work arrangements is to motivate employees to work harder and produce performance benefits.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Whole Foods is noted for its policy when it comes to pay ________.

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Question 15

Compared to motivational characteristics, social characteristics have been found to be more strongly related to

Accepted Answer

A)  job satisfaction and organizational commitment.
B)  job satisfaction and turnover intentions.
C)  organizational commitment and turnover intentions.
D)  job satisfaction and turnover.
E)  turnover intentions and turnover.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

After graduating from university, Maria started a new job and immediately began to ask for more responsibilities and volunteering for special projects.What is Maria doing?

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A)  Increasing social job resources
B)  Increasing structural job resources
C)  Increasing challenging demands
D)  Increasing task job resources
E)  Increasing hindering job demandsF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 17

Flex-time and telecommuting are examples of flexible work arrangements that provide flexibility in terms of when employees work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which job enrichment technique would prove most threatening to workers with poor social skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reducing supervision
B)  Combining tasks
C)  Making feedback more direct
D)  Establishing client relationships
E)  Reducing reliance on othersF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Profit sharing plans lose their motivational potential in a weak economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What does prosocial motivation refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  The desire to expend effort to benefit one's co-workers
B)  The desire to expend effort to benefit other people
C)  The desire to expend effort to benefit the organization
D)  The desire to expend effort to improve one's performance
E)  The desire to expend effort to improve group effectivenessF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Exam 6: Motivation in Practice

Job enrichment is said to improve job context satisfaction.

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Profit sharing plans lose their motivational potential in a weak economy.

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Flex-time and telecommuting are examples of flexible work arrangements that provide flexibility in terms of when employees work.

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Which job enrichment technique would prove most threatening to workers with poor social skills?

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After graduating from university, Maria started a new job and immediately began to ask for more responsibilities and volunteering for special projects.What is Maria doing?

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The concept of MBO was developed by management theorist Peter Drucker.

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Gigantico Insurance is interested in reducing lateness among its staff.This might be accomplished by installing a flexible work arrangement called ________.

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Task variety refers to the extent to which a job requires an individual to use a variety of different skills to perform a job.

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In a flex-time system, core time is

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Compared to motivational characteristics, social characteristics have been found to be more strongly related to

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Where do the moderator variables in the Job Characteristics Model intervene?

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The purpose of flexible work arrangements is to motivate employees to work harder and produce performance benefits.

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What does prosocial motivation refer to?

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The traditional view of job design stressed job simplification.

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If an organization wants to create a sense of legal and psychological ownership amongst its employees, it should implement a profit sharing pay system.

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Whole Foods is noted for its policy when it comes to pay ________.

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The implementation of MBO programs must have the full commitment of ________ management.

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Skill-based pay is a motivation system whereby people are paid on the basis of how many skills they have mastered.

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The Scanlon Plan is a type of ________ system.

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What are work design characteristics and how do they extend the Job Characteristics Model?

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