MGT Chapter 5

________ is the extent to which a job enables an individual to experience freedom, independence, and discretion.

autonomy

Intensity pertains to the amount of effort being invested in an activity.

true

Job crafting may involve changing task boundaries, the relational nature of a job, or cognitions about the job.

true

Motivation explains why we do the things we do.

true

In Maslow's need hierarchy, the most basic need (and the one that must be met first) is physiological.

true

________ refers to how long we focus on an activity.

persistence

focus on how internal factors and environmental characteristics influence employee motivation.

process theories of motivation

The goal of the job characteristics model is to promote low extrinsic motivation.

false

Theory X employees find self-engaging activities within the company and are committed to their jobs.

false

views employees as disgruntled, unwilling to work without motivation

theory x

perspective is to see employees as engaged and committed.

theory y

According to the acquired needs theory, we are not born with our needs but instead learn them as we go about living our lives.

true

Which of the following is not an example of a hygiene factor in Herzberg's motivator-hygiene model: supervision, company policies, salary, working conditions, advancement?

advancement

Expectancy theory states that people are motivated to behave in ways that produce desired combinations of ________ outcomes.

expected

Self-determination theory focuses on the needs that drive ________ motivation.

intrinsic

________ occurs when an individual is "turned on to one's work because of the positive internal feelings that are generated by doing well."

intrinsic motivation

The need for belonging is part of the need for

love

A person will experience ________ when his or her outcome to input ratio is less than that of a relevant comparison person.

negative inequity

Different motivators are needed for employees working at small firms. These include all of the following except: a "one style fits all approach", flexible work hours, rewards for good performance, involve employees in decision making, recognition of good performance?

one style fits all approach

process of modifying a job to increase the opportunities to experience achievement, recognition, stimulating work, responsibility, and advancement.

job enrichement

Job enlargement is the process of modifying a job to increase the opportunities to experience achievement, recognition, stimulating work, responsibility, and advancement.

false

putting more variety into a worker's job by combining specialized tasks of comparable difficulty.

job enlargement

According to Herzberg's motivator-hygiene theory, hygiene factors are more frequently associated with the content of the task being performed.

false

Content theories of motivation focus on how internal factors and environmental characteristics influence employee motivation.

false

Which of the following is not a content theory of motivation: acquired needs theory, maslow's heirarchy, self-determination theory, equity theory, theory x and theory y?

equity theory