WorksheetsMGT100 Motivation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
The goal of the Apollo moon flight was to put a man on the moon. According to Giridhar Sai, who worked at NASA on the Apollo mission, the flight was off-course 90 per cent of the time between here and the moon. However, Apollo used ________ that allowed it to make rapid course corrections.
performance feedback
the concept of synergy is faulty
one of the components that leads to job performance was weak
nothing motivates some people
According to Babanjeet Singh, a former Domino's Pizza vice president, ‘To achieve results, you've got to properly define the goal—and that's not always easy. Vague goals are worthless. For instance, 'Work harder!' isn't a goal that motivates anybody. But 'increase productivity by 12 per cent within three weeks' – that is a clear, useful goal’. Vlcek is discussing:
performance feedback
goal congruity
goal specificity
goal difficulty
According to the text, ________ is the set of forces that initiates, directs and makes people persist in their efforts to accomplish a goal.
attitude
self-management
persistence
motivation
A group of actors gather to read the critical reviews of a new play they presented to audiences last night. The actors are looking for ________ rewards.
extrinsic
psychological
assigned
intangible
Although the advent of professional women's sporting leagues has led to dramatic increases in opportunities for women in sports at high school, university and professional levels, significant discrepancies still exist between men's and women's sport. For example, women receive less media coverage, promotion and institutional support. According to equity theory, media coverage, access, promotion and institutional support are all examples of undesirable ________ for female athletes.
referents
valences
expectancies
outcomes
