Organizational Behavior Chapter 5

The process of arousing and sustaining goal-directed behavior is called:

The proposition that a person's life was founded on the compulsion to work and the power of love is related to the:

According to the Protestant ethic, a person should work hard because hard work and prosperity wold lead to a place in heaven. The scholar who advanced the Protestant Ethic notion was:

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the current state of motivation theories?

Frederick Taylor's scientific management advanced the idea that:

The basic motivational assumption within Taylor's scientific management is the same as within Adam Smith's political economic notions which holds that:

Adam Smith formulated the "invisible hand" which refers to:

Modern management practices such as employee management recognition programs, flexible benefit packages, and stock ownership plans emphasize:

An approach to employee motivation that considers both psychological needs and external incentives is:

All of the following are drives or needs that underlie employee motivation EXCEPT:

Maslow's hierarchy of needs model begins with_____ needs and ends with____needs.

Assume you own and operate a small printing and specialty advertising business that employs 25 people. With increased health care costs and related insurance premiums you are contemplating the cancellation of health and hospitalization insurance for your employees. Your decision may cause your employees to become greatly concerned about:

Alderfer's growth need category corresponds to Maslow's:

Maslow's hierarchy of needs model helps to explain that employees are always motivated to satisfy one or more needs but that:

You have accepted your first professional job position. The firm has provided a very competitive salary and benefit package. Your attention is now directed to learning and advancement opportunities. According to Alderfer and McGregor, these are:

McGregor believed that Theory X assumptions were appropriate for:

Maslow's progression hypothesis states that:

People who have a strong desire to influence others are high in the:

All of the following are need for achievement concerns EXCEPT:

According to McClelland's research, successful managers tend to have a high need for:

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is used to measure:

Management Science or Health CEO Jonathan Quick displayed a high need for socialized versus personalized power. He would probably:

According to Herzberg, a major difference between motivator and hygiene factors include:

After working as a sales associate in an appliance store for six months, you begin to become dissatisfied with various rules and regulations at the workplace, or:

Which of the following has been identified as both hygiene and motivational factor in research done on Herzberg's two-factor theory?

Which of the following is considered a motivating factor in Herzberg's two-factor theory?

Which of the following would be considered a valid conclusion regarding Herzberg's two-factor theory?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a valid criticism of Herzberg's two-factor theory?

The sets of needs related to the animalistic avoidance of pain and human desire for psychological growth from the basis for:

According to Herzberg, which of the following factors are related to job dissatisfaction?

A key understanding to the relationship between hygiene and motivation factors is that:

All of the following would be consistent with new ideas in motivation EXCEPT:

Eustress most accurately reflects:

All of the following are demands an organization can place on an employee EXCEPT:

Equity theory is a:

As a member of a study group, you feel that others are making minimal contributions. In this situation you are LEAST likely to:

According to the equity theory, when employees view managers as being overpaid, the employees may:

Which of the following would be the best framework if you use calculated involvement as a basis for understanding a person's relationship with a work organization?

Under the theory of inequity, people are motivated when:

An important theoretical revision to Adams' original equity theory formulation involves individual preferences for equity. An equity sensitive individual is someone:

The importance and value placed on a reward in expectancy theory is known as:

The close linkage of ______ to performance under expectancy theory is crucial for enhancing motivation.

The motivation theory that holds that employee motivation is determined by the belief that a valued outcome will result from effort is called the:

The belief that performance is connected to rewards is known as:

The expectancy theory of motivation focuses on:

Which of the following is NOT considered a weakness of expectancy theory?

The expectancy theory prediction that people work to maximize their personal outcomes is consistent with: