OBE 6

Having enough money for food and rent is an example of what need in Maslow's hierarchy? Choose only one option

• A. Poverty and homelessness

• B. Social

• C. Self-actualization

• D. Physiological

Goals need to be intrinsically motivating for employees. Following the instructor's arguments, which of the following is an implication of this statement?

• A. Goals should be developed by the leader

• B. Abstract or vague goals can be useful

• C. Involve people in setting their own goals

• D. Goals should be as difficult as possible

According to the instructor, which of the following answers describes the most important aspects of designing an intrinsically motivating job?

• A. Supervision quality

• B. Physical working conditions

• C. Goals, feedback on achievement of goals, self-efficacy, reward

• D. Financial reward

A manager provides employees discretion to respond to customer requests, greater responsibility over planning, scheduling and coordination, and work that does not just follow a narrow set of similar activities. Which of the following elements of the job characteristic theory has the manager activated?

• A. Skill variety

• B. Autonomy

• C. Part-time employment

• D. Task significance

What are the key components of expectancy theory? Choose all options that apply

• A. Valance

• B. Instrumentality

• C. Expectancy

• D. Self-absorption

The likelihood that our effort will achieve desired results is captured by which of the following concepts?

• A. Understanding financial balance sheets

• B. Expectancy

• C. Hostility

• D. Instrumentality

Which of the following could be considered a limitation of the Two Factor Theory?.

• A. Challenging goals affect motivation of employees

• B. Absence of dissatisfiers can make people unhappy if not present but do not affect motivation when present

• C. Something can be a dissatisfier or a motivator, based on our perception

• D. Dissatisfiers are difficult to change

The concept of contingent motivation, discussed in the TED talk 'The puzzle of motivation', best relates to which of the following concepts?

• A. Valence

• B. Disappointment

• C. Biased motivation

• D. Dysfunctional social circles

Theories of motivation show that external (financial) rewards are less useful as a motivating factor. But the instructor has highlighted financial rewards to be important in which of the following situation?

• A. When making equity or fairness comparisons with other colleagues

• B. When goals are too challenging.

• C. When self-efficacy is low and task complexity is high

• D. When supervisory relationships are poor

According to the TED talk 'The puzzle of motivation' , extrinsic (financial) rewards are not suitable for which of the following types of work?

• A. Projects that always require expensive heavy construction equipment

• B. Narrowly specified goals

• C. Projects involving computers

• D. Projects involving creative problem solving