Exam 2

In-Class Activity #13 Value-Percept Theory Which of the 5 job facets does this deal with? Generally, the people here are pretty quick. The consulting teams tend to have a work hard, play hard philosophy - you know? We spend late nights in the office, but we have fun together.

Coworker

In-class activity #12 Reacting to Negative Events Scenario: Pay and Seniority. Description: You've been working at your current company for about a year. The consensus is that you're doing a great job-you've gotten excellent performance evaluations and have emerged as a leader on many projects. As you've achieved this high status, however, you've come to feel that you're underpaid. Your company's pay procedures emphasize seniority much more than job performance. As a result, you look at other members of your project teams and see poor performers making much more than you, just because they've been with the company longer.

Likely behaviors Two likely behaviors: What I would probably do is continue to help the input of the success of the company. What I wish I could do is voice that my job performance is paid for what it should be.

In-class activity #12 Reacting to Negative Events Scenario: Boring Job. Description: You've been working at your current company for about a year. You've come to realize that your job is pretty boring. It's the first real job you've ever had, and at first it was nice to have some money and something to do every day. But the "new job" excitement has worn off, and things are actually quite monotonous. Same thing every day. It's to the point that you check your watch every hour, and Wednesdays feel like they should be Fridays

Likely behaviors Two likely behaviors: What I would probably do is perform boosterism to show a positive attitude because it's the first real job I've had. What I wish I could do is voice my disappointment in the work environment and possibly be transferred to a different location

In-class activity #12 Reacting to Negative Events Scenario: Annoying Boss. Description: You've been working at your current company for about a year. Over time, your boss has become more and more annoying to you. It's not that your boss is a bad person, or even necessarily a bad boss. It's more a personality conflict-the way your boss talks, the way your boss manages every little thing, even the facial expressions your boss uses. The more time passes, the more you just can't stand to be around your boss.

Likely behaviors Two likely behaviors: What I would probably do is perform good sportsmanship because i want to maintain a good attitude. What I wish I could do is voice my frustration and ask or a different supervisor.

In-Class Activity #13 Value-Percept Theory Which of the 5 job facets does this deal with? Since Crossroads is a consulting firm that makes a living out of knowing the trends in different markets, they are pretty on top of things in terms of market rates for salaries, etc.

Pay

In-Class Activity #13 Value-Percept Theory Which of the 5 job facets does this deal with? In the beginning, you get paid reasonably well compared to our competitors, but the true pay-off is in the ability to rise up the ladder quickly to where they make the big bucks. Everything is pretty structured here, so you'll know just what to do to make that happen if you want it.

Promotion

In-Class Activity #13 Value-Percept Theory Which of the 5 job facets does this deal with? Well...upper-level management here isn't involved on a day-to-day basis. But, our immediate bosses are always around. While everyone has their bad days, most of these guys tend to be kind and have the employees' best interests at heart.

Supervision

In-Class Activity #9 Groupthink Watch the video clip of Outbreak and identify sources of groupthink. Justify your choice.

The man in the clip is challenging the group think of all of those around him when it came to making such a rash decision that could end so many lives. Group think tends to happen when the members of the group are similar to one another. Most everyone in that room was a while male or female probably from similar backgrounds. Everyone in the group remained quiet as they listened to the man pleading for objections to the plan, it would be very hard for anyone to speak up in this situation, furthering the group think. In some cases, people can set aside their personal beliefs to satisfy harmony in the group. The team may have been in favor of bombing the town because they were under the impression this is what everyone else in the group wanted as it was the "easiest" option.

In-Class Activity #13 Value-Percept Theory Which of the 5 job facets does this deal with? The assignments we receive are the coolest part of this job. Every client is different and offers a new challenge to conquer. It really keeps me on my toes and positive about coming to work each day.

Work itself

In-class activity #15 Expectancy Theory A person's belief that the effort they put into completing a task will lead to performing at the desired level is called

expectancy

In-class activity #15 Expectancy Theory Harold's boss frequently exhorts his subordinates to work harder by promising them a substantial bonus at the end of each quarter. However, bonuses are only sporadically awarded regardless of meeting performance goals. As a result, Harold's ________ may be low.

instrumentality

In-class activity #15 Expectancy Theory Which of the following is meant to foster intrinsic motivation?

skill development

In-class activity #15 Expectancy Theory Fran is a customer service representative for Universal Equipment in Chicago. Fran enjoys living and working in downtown Chicago because of the availability of public transportation as she does not own a car. Universal Equipment recently announced that they are giving a free parking space to the worker with the highest level of customer service. This announcement does not affect Fran's level of motivation is due to the impact it has on her

valence