WorksheetsMotivation
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of these is NOT a monetary method of motivation?
Comission
Pay Rise
Recognition
Bonuses
What are TWO benefits of a motivated workforce?
This can result in better productivity
customer service will most likely improve
You can pay them less because they're enjoying work
They only work when they feel like working
Which of these roles would most likely be motivated by commission?
Financial Director
Sales Assistant
Manager
Producer
Motivating staff by giving them additional responsibility is known as ...
Delegation
Delayering
Job Enrichment
Job Rotation
When workers take a percentage of profits from the company they work for, what is this called?
Bonus
Fringe Benefits
Profit-sharing
Salary
Identify a potential problem of profit-sharing. Choose the most suitable answer.
Targets need to be realistic otherwise workers will not be motivated to achieve them.
Shareholders may feel that money is taken from the dividends they receive. However the overall profits may increase, so the dividends may increase.
Pay is a business cost. High costs may reduce costs
Car allowances and child care vouchers are a cost to the business that may reduce profits.
If a worker is paid by the hour what does their take-home pay depend on?
How much time they have worked
How much output they have made
How many items they have sold
How is a worker on commission paid?
According to how much time is worked
According to the level of output
According to how many items are sold
What is motivation?
The encouragement given to workers to work well and be more productive.
Giving orders to staff.
The number of staff who leave the business.
A worker earns £8 an hour and usually works 8 hour shifts 4 days a week. What is their typical gross weekly wage?
£448
£320
£256
Which of the following is an example of a fringe benefit?
Salary
Commission
Company Car
What can affect staff motivation?
Work environment
Mangers
Both work environment and managers
Which of the following is an example of a financial methods of motivation?
Praise
Working environment
Bonus
Which of the following is not an a benefit to a firm of having a motivated workforce?
High employee performance as workers are rewarded for efficient work.
Low staff retention and high staff turnover as many staff leave.
Easy to recruit new workers as business has a good reputation.
Whether or not a motivation system is worthwhile will depend on....
how effective it is at improving the motivation of its workers
how effective it is at decreasing sales.
none of the above.
Which of these statements is true?
Increased motivation increases costs because workers are more likely to be absent.
If a worker improves productivity, they will produce more than they used to in the same amount of time.
Motivated workers need a lot more supervision to make sure they work hard.
Different workers need motivating in different ways.
True
False
Managing director Sarah Munro receives £50,000 per year. She gets paid 2% of the profits. Last year the business made £2 million in profit. How much profit share did she receive on top of her salary?
£2,000
£20,000
£25,000
For a bonus to be effective the target must be realistic or workers will not be motivated to achieve them.
True
False
Fringe benefits are a cost to the business that may reduce profits.
True
False
Worker of the week is an example of
an award scheme
the working environment
a financial motivator
