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Motivation at work place

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is an advantage to an employer of motivating its employees

a)

Employers will need to recruit more regularly

b)

The business will access new technologies

c)

Employees will be more productive

d)

Employees will take more holidays

2.

Tick three incentives that are financial or monetary rewards

a)

Profit sharing

b)

Empowerment

c)

Commission

d)

Piece work

e)

Team work

3.

Rewards (with a financial value) that you receive from work but are not paid in money

a)

Job rotation

b)

Autonomy

c)

Fringe benefits

d)

Praise

4.

Which of the following is an example of a fringe benefit?

a)

Salary

b)

Commission

c)

Company Car

d)

Wages

5.

What can affect staff motivation?

a)

Work environment

b)

Managers

c)

Both work environment and managers

6.

What is meant by job enrichment?

a)

It involves workers swapping around and doing each task for only a limited time and then changing around again

b)

It is where extra tasks of a similar level of work are added to a worker's job description

c)

It involves looking at job specifications and adding tasks that require more skill and responsibility

7.

____________ refers to managers passing on authority to team members to carry out a task

a)

Relegation

b)

Delegation

c)

Renumeration

d)

Motivation

8.

___________ refers to increasing the variety of tasks that a job function has

a)

Job encroachment

b)

Job enlargement

c)

Job enrichment

d)

Job rotation

9.

___________ are the financial rewards paid in addition to salaries, e.g. free uniforms, meals, company car etc.

a)

Commissions

b)

Fringe benefits

c)

Profit-related pay

d)

Wages

10.

____________ refers to increasing the number of tasks that an employee performs

a)

Job security

b)

Job empowerment

c)

Job enlargement

d)

Job rotation

11.

____________ is a non-financial motivator that involves developing skills of employees by giving them the authority to make decisions by themselves

a)

Job enrichment

b)

Productivity

c)

Renumeration

d)

Empowerment

12.

Which THREE are examples of performance-related pay?

a)

Bonuses

b)

Commission

c)

Salary

d)

Profit-sharing

e)

Fringe benefits

13.

Which TWO of the following are examples of non-financial motivation?

a)

Autonomy

b)

Gym membership

c)

Medical care

d)

Job enlargement

14.

Which of these roles is most likely to receive commission?

a)

Manager

b)

Sales person

c)

Marketing executive

d)

Customer services

15.

A highly motivated workforce will not lead to greater levels of...

a)

Staff turnover

b)

Productivity

c)

Customer service

d)

Quality

16.

Which of these is NOT a monetary method of motivation?

a)

Comission

b)

Pay Rise

c)

Recognition

d)

Bonuses

17.

Which TWO are benefits of a motivated workforce?

a)

This can result in better productivity

b)

Customer service will most likely improve

c)

You can pay them less because they're enjoying work

d)

They only work when they feel like working

18.

When workers take a percentage of profits from the company they work for, what is this called?

a)

Bonus

b)

Fringe Benefits

c)

Profit-sharing

d)

Salary

19.

Having several tasks to do at work to relieve the boredom of doing the same thing all the time

a)

Autonomy

b)

Job enrichment

c)

Job rotation

d)

Commission

20.

The independent power to decide on what you are going to do at work

a)

Autonomy

b)

Remuneration

c)

Fringe benefits

d)

Commission

21.

Rewards you get from work other than pay, such as a company car or phone

a)

Salary

b)

Autonomy

c)

Fringe benefits

d)

Commission

22.

Which term describes an additional one off payment received by an employee over and above their regular wage or salary?

a)

Commission

b)

Bonus

c)

Fringe benefits

d)

Remuneration

23.

Which two options are potential benefits to a business of increased productivity?

a)

Increase in efficiency

b)

Total output will always increase

c)

Demand will increase

d)

Unit costs will fall

e)

The number of employees will increase

24.

A business that frequently (a)   employees (with a policy of internal recruitment) is likely to motivate them to perform well and stay with the company for longer.

25.

Which of these is an advantage to an employer of motivating its employees

a)

Employers will need to recruit more regularly

b)

The business will access new technologies

c)

Employees will be more productive

d)

Employees will take more holidays

26.

Tick three incentives that are financial or monetary rewards

a)

Profit sharing

b)

Empowerment

c)

Commission

d)

Piece work

e)

Team work

27.

Rewards (with a financial value) that you receive from work but are not paid in money

a)

Job rotation

b)

Autonomy

c)

Fringe benefits

d)

Praise

28.

Which of the following is an example of a fringe benefit?

a)

Salary

b)

Commission

c)

Company Car

d)

Wages

29.

What can affect staff motivation?

a)

Work environment

b)

Managers

c)

Both work environment and managers

30.

What is meant by job enrichment?

a)

It involves workers swapping around and doing each task for only a limited time and then changing around again

b)

It is where extra tasks of a similar level of work are added to a worker's job description

c)

It involves looking at job specifications and adding tasks that require more skill and responsibility

31.

____________ refers to managers passing on authority to team members to carry out a task

a)

Relegation

b)

Delegation

c)

Renumeration

d)

Motivation

32.

___________ refers to increasing the variety of tasks that a job function has

a)

Job encroachment

b)

Job enlargement

c)

Job enrichment

d)

Job rotation

33.

___________ are the financial rewards paid in addition to salaries, e.g. free uniforms, meals, company car etc.

a)

Commissions

b)

Fringe benefits

c)

Profit-related pay

d)

Wages

34.

____________ refers to increasing the number of tasks that an employee performs

a)

Job security

b)

Job empowerment

c)

Job enlargement

d)

Job rotation

35.

____________ is a non-financial motivator that involves developing skills of employees by giving them the authority to make decisions by themselves

a)

Job enrichment

b)

Productivity

c)

Renumeration

d)

Empowerment

36.

Which THREE are examples of performance-related pay?

a)

Bonuses

b)

Commission

c)

Salary

d)

Profit-sharing

e)

Fringe benefits

37.

Which TWO of the following are examples of non-financial motivation?

a)

Autonomy

b)

Gym membership

c)

Medical care

d)

Job enlargement

38.

Which of these roles is most likely to receive commission?

a)

Manager

b)

Sales person

c)

Marketing executive

d)

Customer services

39.

A highly motivated workforce will not lead to greater levels of...

a)

Staff turnover

b)

Productivity

c)

Customer service

d)

Quality

40.

Which of these is NOT a monetary method of motivation?

a)

Comission

b)

Pay Rise

c)

Recognition

d)

Bonuses

41.

Which TWO are benefits of a motivated workforce?

a)

This can result in better productivity

b)

Customer service will most likely improve

c)

You can pay them less because they're enjoying work

d)

They only work when they feel like working

42.

When workers take a percentage of profits from the company they work for, what is this called?

a)

Bonus

b)

Fringe Benefits

c)

Profit-sharing

d)

Salary

43.

Having several tasks to do at work to relieve the boredom of doing the same thing all the time

a)

Autonomy

b)

Job enrichment

c)

Job rotation

d)

Commission

44.

The independent power to decide on what you are going to do at work

a)

Autonomy

b)

Remuneration

c)

Fringe benefits

d)

Commission

45.

Rewards you get from work other than pay, such as a company car or phone

a)

Salary

b)

Autonomy

c)

Fringe benefits

d)

Commission

46.

Which term describes an additional one off payment received by an employee over and above their regular wage or salary?

a)

Commission

b)

Bonus

c)

Fringe benefits

d)

Remuneration

47.

Which two options are potential benefits to a business of increased productivity?

a)

Increase in efficiency

b)

Total output will always increase

c)

Demand will increase

d)

Unit costs will fall

e)

The number of employees will increase

48.

A business that frequently (a)   employees (with a policy of internal recruitment) is likely to motivate them to perform well and stay with the company for longer.