MGMT Chp. 5
Motivation is closely related to the concept of employee engagement
True
Negative reinforcement is often confused with
punishment
In the four-drive theory, three drives are proactive. Only one drive is reactive. It is triggered
Drive to defend, triggered by threat
Self-concept and past experiences regulate a person's motivated decisions and behavior, but social norms have little to no influence on them
False
XYZ Corp. provided training and job requirements. This practice improves employee motivation by
Improving E to P expediencies
What is multi-source feedback
Information about an employee's performance is collected from a full circle of people
Which of the following needs is the weakest according to Maslow's needs hierarchy theory?
Need for Self-Actualization
According to the needs hierarchy theory, the concept of self-actualization suggests that people are naturally motivated to reach their potential
True
Drives are innate, universal, and are "prime movers" of behavior because they generate emotions, which put people in a state of readiness to act on their environment
True
employee engagement is on the minds of many business leaders these days because it seems to be a strong predictor of employee and work unit performance
True
Which of the following are ways to reduce the inequity tension
Work more slowly, offer fewer suggestions, and engage in less organizational citizenship behavior
What is the missing in P-to-O expectancy
a clear link between the individuals perception and his/her effort
People learn ____ by observing or hearing about what happened to other people, not just by directly experiencing the consequences
consequences of behavior
Which of the following exists from birth
drives
Employee engagement is on the minds of many business leaders because of evidence that it predicts
employee and work unit performance
____ is an individual's emotional and cognitive (logical) motivation, particularly a focused, intense, persistent, and purposive effort toward work-related goals
employee engagement
A(n) ___ operate when we believe that everyone in the group should receive the same outcomes
equality principle
Liam has decided that he has been praising his unit too much. He thinks they just expected him to praise them so he stops. The unit performance declines This is an example of...
extinction
People experience self-actualization by applying their skills and knowledge, observing how their talents achieve meaningful results, and experiencing personal growth through learning. These are conditions of...
intrinsic motivation
Studies have found that very difficult goals increase the probability that employees will engage in...
unethical behavior
