BUAD309 Module 2

Teachers

Interpersonal intelligence would be most important for people in which of the following jobs

Expectancy

________ theory assumes that people are motivated to work toward a goal when they want to achieve the outcome and also think they have the ability and means to achieve it

Realistic job previews

__________ provide both potentially positive and negative information to job candidates

Use a multiple-rater system

When a supervisor has limited knowledge of the performance of an employee he is evaluating, which of the following is a recommended course of action

hygiene

According to Herzberg, ________ satisfaction includes things such as pay, status, and working conditions, which produce an acceptable work environment when present and whose absence leads to dissatisfaction

distinctiveness

If a student is normally a C student, but recently received an A on an assignment, the ______ of the circumstances would be high

Person-group fit

What term refers to the fit between an individual and her coworkers and supervisor

The halo effect

Which of the following terms refers to drawing a general impression about something or someone based on a single, and typically good, characteristic

Employees value flexible reward systems and may develop strong loyalty and attachment to an employer who provides them

Why are flexible reward systems becoming an increasingly popular form of compensation system

Machiavellianism

_______ is behavior directed at gaining power and controlling the behavior of others

Low tolerance for ambiguity

________ reflects a tendency to perceive vague or contradictory information as a threat

needs

Motivated behavior beings with one or more

Changing his inputs

Doug is an employee of McDowell Instruments, Doug takes longer breaks than his coworkers, and often rationalizes his behavior because he feels the organization does not pay him enough for the level of work that he does. Doug is reducing his perceived inequity by

locus of control

Emotional intelligence involves all of the following EXCEPT

goal difficulty

Expansions on goal-setting theory argue that goal-directed effort is a function of four goal-attributes: goal acceptance, goal commitment, goal specificity and

performance

Goal specificity is consistently related to

High distinctiveness

If a student typically gets high grades in all courses, but then receives a low grade on a quiz in one of the classes, what is the student exhibiting

recognition for work outcomes

Job characteristic theory include all of the following core dimensions except

the employee is assigned more tasks to perfomr

Job enlargement involves the process of horizontal job loading, meaning that

satisfaction-progression

John has satisfied his basic physiological needs, and he is also very social and has many friends. He is now trying to learn new skills and advance his career. John's activities are explained by which component of Existence, Relatedness, and Growth (ERG) theory

self-efficacy

One's confidence in the ability to organize and execute the courses of action necessary to accomplish a specific task is called

it is ineffective for training purposes

The problems encountered when implementing job rotation in the workplace include all of the following except

achievement

according to the framework presented by David McClelland, the desire to master complex tasks or to do things more efficiently is called a need for

cognitive

after working in a fast-food restaurant for three years to pay for college tuition, Amanda vowed to never work in a restaurant again, but after graduation the only job offer she received was a manager at a local restaurant. If Amanda accepts the job, it may result in _____ dissonance

Normative

an employee who just used an employee assistance program to deal with a personal legal issue might feel a moral obligation to stay with the employer at least for a few years. This person would be classified by which of the following types of commitment.

cognition

if an employee is satisfied with his or her job because he or she perceives the company's health benefit plan is better than what most other companies offer, is an example of the ____ component of your attitude

Internal

people with an ______ locus of control tend to be more socially integrated at work and they report more favorable relationships with their supervisors

the positive valences should outweigh the negative valences of potential outcomes

the basic expectancy framework suggests that for motivated behavior to occur

Conscientiousness

which of the "big five" personality dimensions is associated with being thorough and organized

Procedural fairness

which of the following refers to the perceived fairness of the way the outcome was generated