MGMT Topic 8

Which of the following is an example of intrinsic motivation?

• Meeting sales goals to get bonus.

• Studying to avoid being punished by teacher.

• Participating in a competition to win cash prize.

• Making video for personal enjoyment.

Which of the following is NOT true about the hierarchy of needs?

• It is a motivational theory proposed by Abraham Maslow.

• Belonginess needs is the third level of needs that have to be fulfilled.

• Needs higher up in the hierarchy must be satisfied first.

• Physiological needs refer to the biological requirements for human survival.

Jennie is happy with the accomplishment of a task being its own reward, willing to take risks, and prefers challenging but achievable goals. According to McClelland’s acquired needs theory, Jennie probably has a _______.

• low need for affiliation

• high need for power

• low need for achievement

• high need for achievement

According to Herzberg, the lower level needs such as working conditions, interpersonal relationships and supervisors are known as _______.

• hygiene factors

• Herzberg factors

• motivating factors

• leadership factors

Equity theory focuses on employee perceptions as to _______.

• how achievement, affiliation and power determine people’s behavior in the workplace

• how fairly they think they are being treated compared to others

• how efforts result in performance, and yield desired outcome

• how much they want something and how likely they are going to get it

According to the expectancy theory, a person’s belief about a particular level of effort will lead to a particular level of performance, is known as _______.

• expectancy

• instrumentality

• valence

• performance

Kelvin motivates his employees to perform by praising them. This is an example of ______.

• punishment

• extinction

• negative reinforcement

• positive reinforcement

Goal setting helps motivate people by doing the following, EXCEPT___________.

• to have a sense of direction

• to increase persistence

• to track progress

• to decrease flexibility

The CEO of ABC company makes important decisions that affect the direction of the staff and customer, has higher _______ than does administrative assistant of an organisation.

• skill variety

• task identity

• task significance

• autonomy

The need to feel connected to other is an example of need for ___________ according to Deci and Ryan’s self-determination theory.

• Autonomy

• Competence

• Relatedness

• Achievement