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The equity theory of motivation is based on the premise that people are motivated first by rewards and then by achievement.

A) True
B) False

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The need for esteem may be satisfied through personal accomplishments, promotion to more responsible positions, and honors and awards.

A) True
B) False

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One of your best employees has an undesirable habit of coming to work ten to twenty minutes late each morning. Write the advantages and disadvantages of using punishment to solve the problem.

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All of the following are examples of Herzberg's motivation factors except


A) achievement.
B) working conditions.
C) recognition.
D) responsibility.
E) advancement and growth.

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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The team member that places the team's goals first is fulfilling what role?


A) Leadership
B) Team advocate
C) Task specialist
D) Expert
E) Leader

F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

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The idea that satisfaction and dissatisfaction are distinct dimensions is referred to as


A) the hierarchy of needs.
B) Theory X and Theory Y.
C) scientific management.
D) the motivation-hygiene theory.
E) the reinforcement theory.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Regina worked hard and successfully as a salesperson for B&J Realty Company. For the past three years, she surpassed her peers in quality and quantity of sales. Yet in comparing pay, she discovered that she makes less than two salespeople who are well liked by management. Consequently, she accepted a higher-paying job with B&J's top competitor. To avoid losing other salespeople like Regina, management should understand and apply


A) Herzberg's theory.
B) the expectancy theory.
C) the equity theory.
D) negative reinforcement.
E) Theory Y.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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A firm emphasizing long-term employment, collective decision making, individual responsibility, slow evaluation and promotion, informal control, moderately specialized career paths, and a holistic concern for employees is known as


A) Theory X.
B) Theory Y.
C) type J.
D) type A.
E) type Z

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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The technique in which managers and subordinates collaborate on setting goals and reviewing performance is


A) motivation by organization.
B) management by observation.
C) maintaining better output.
D) management by objectives.
E) motivation by openness.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Discuss the five steps of an MBO program.

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A contemporary manager who wants employees to have more control over their work might implement either


A) the Theory X or Theory Y system.
B) MBO or job enrichment.
C) job enrichment or the Theory X system.
D) MBO or a reward system that emphasizes Theory X.
E) Theory X and Theory Y.

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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At an architectural firm, all employees except administrative staff are allowed to work whatever hours they choose from Monday through Saturday between 7a.m. and 10 p.m., as long as they put in forty hours per week. This plan is called


A) flextime.
B) job-sharing.
C) part-time.
D) flex-schedule.
E) self-scheduled work.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The weakness in Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's theory is that, although each one explains how motivation is caused and sustained, neither specifies what motivates individuals.

A) True
B) False

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One Ford Motor Company slogan is "Quality Is Job One." To implement that concept, Ford instituted a form of quality circles. In addition to improved product quality, these quality circles could be expected to


A) increase employee salaries by at least 10 percent.
B) increase the number of defects caused by employees on the production line.
C) increase employee motivation through their participation.
D) increase the number of employee excuses for time away from the production line beyond any benefit Ford might receive from the quality circles.
E) decrease employee motivation while increasing employee participation, and increase employee salaries by at least 10 percent.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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A motivation tool that attempts to provide workers with more tasks and more control over these tasks is


A) compressed work schedules.
B) employee participation.
C) job enrichment.
D) modified work weeks.
E) job rotation.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Frederick W. Taylor originated the theory of satisfaction and dissatisfaction.

A) True
B) False

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Employee participation in decision making is frequently cited as a motivation-boosting technique.

A) True
B) False

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Performing is the stage where the team begins to focus strongly on the assigned tasks.

A) True
B) False

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According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the most basic needs are physiological needs.

A) True
B) False

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Keith Smith's first year as parts manager for a local dealership was pretty rocky. To ensure that his subordinates would follow through on established goals, he warned them about losing their jobs. Keith's managerial attitude reflects assumptions underlying


A) Theory X.
B) Theory Y.
C) Theory C.
D) Theory Z.
E) the equity theory.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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