BUSI240:Chapter6 Review
According to the job characteristics model, what characteristic most directly contributes to the psychological state of responsibility?
Autonomy
According to the job characteristics model, which of the following contributes directly to a feeling of increased responsibility?
Autonomy
An individual reward system in which employees earn compensation based upon sales volume is referred to as
Comission
Which of the following is an individual reward?
Commission
Alonzo works in a factory. He was hired at $10 per hour but can increase his pay as he masters new units in the production process. Which reward system is being applied at Alonzo's factory?
Competency-based rewards
Which of the following is the BEST description of scientific management?
Dividing a job into small elements and assigning those tasks to employees who are best qualified to perform them
Which of the following are organizational and work-context factors that influence psychological empowerment?
Establishing a learning orientation culture, Trusting employees and be willing to take the risks that empowerment creates, Providing easy access to needed information and resources
Job ______ involves systematically rating the worth of jobs within an organization by measuring the skills, effort, responsibility and working conditions of the jobs.
Evaluation
Self-leadership behaviors are more frequently found in people with higher levels of which dimensions of the Five Factor Model (FFM)?
Extroversion, Conscientiousness
True or false: Employees always value monetary rewards over other forms of reward.
False
Which statements are true about self-leadership?
It can help workers self-monitor safety practices. It produces good results across cultures. It can improve results in physical tests.
Which of the following are true of job specialization? (Check all that apply.)
It may have a negative effect on worker motivation., It improves the mechanical efficiency of work, It can result in absenteeism and turnover
Which model identifies core job dimensions that produce psychological states which then affect employees' motivation, satisfaction, and effectiveness?
Job characteristics model
The term "golden handcuffs" is most applicable to which of the following types of rewards?
Membership/seniority-based rewards
Which of the following rewards represents the largest portion of most individuals' paychecks?
Membership/seniority-based rewards
If a company wished to align rewards with performance that is within an employee's control, which of the following rewards would be most appropriate?
Rewarding factory employees for meeting production output standards
Employees are much more likely to experience which element of empowerment when they are working in jobs with a high degree of autonomy and minimal bureaucratic control?
Self-determination
_____ is the practice of intentionally influencing your thoughts, feelings and behaviors in order to achieve your objectives.
Self-leadership
Your professor has provided several practice assignments to help you prepare for the final exam. These assignments provide you with immediate feedback on your mastery of the concepts and enables which element of self-leadership?
Self-monitoring
In designing reward systems, in what ways can companies improve the pay-performance linkage?
Using objective performance measures, Applying rewards soon after the performance occurs
The job characteristics model identifies five core job characteristics: skill variety, task identity, task significance, job feedback, and
autonomy or job autonomy
The dimension of empowerment in which employees are confident about their ability to perform the work well and grow with new challenges is
competence
The four dimensions of empowerment are self-determination, meaning, impact, and
competence
Tyler works for a financial services firm as a customer service representative. When he earned his certification in customer service, he earned a raise. He went on to achieve his FLMI designation and received another raise. This is an example of a ______ rewards system.
competency-based
Several studies have suggested that ______ improve individual performance in sports-related activities.
constructive thought patterns
The process of assigning tasks to a job, including the interdependency of those tasks with other jobs, is known as job
design
Sofia works as a customer service representative for a financial services firm. She handles phone calls from clients regarding variable annuities. Her job has been changed so that she can also take calls from clients regarding fixed annuities. This is an example of job
enlargement
The practice of adding tasks to an existing job is known as job
enlargement
Jamal is a customer service representative at a local credit union. He has been handling customer deposits and disbursements. His job has changed so that he can now assist customers with completing loan applications, and he has the authority to approve small, short-term loans. This is an example of job
enrichment
Job ______ is the practice of giving employees more responsibility for scheduling, coordinating, and planning their own work.
enrichment
Employee-of-the-Month winners at Davenport Properties can choose from a set of rewards, including a cash bonus, paid time-off, or a gift certificate at a local restaurant. This improves reward effectiveness by
ensuring the rewards are valued
Research suggests that self-leadership behaviors are more frequently found in people with higher levels of conscientiousness and
extroversion
Companies should seek to improve the pay-performance linkage by utilizing subjective performance measures in reward systems.
false
According to the job characteristics model, there are ______ core job characteristics that affect critical psychological states which in turn influence work outcomes.
five
People in countries that have ______ tend to have high levels of respect and priority for money.
high power distance
Team rewards are better than individual rewards when employees work in highly _____ jobs
interdependent
A(n) _____ is a set of tasks performed by one person.
job
Team-based rewards are most appropriate when
jobs are highly interdependent, job results rely on the cooperative effort of multiple people
According to a number of studies, men and women view the meaning of money differently in that
men view money as a symbol of status
Benefits of job specialization include
more effective job-person matching,shorter cycle time,reduced training time
Most job evaluation methods use three criteria to determine the "worth" of a job within the organization: the skill/effort required, working conditions, and level of
responsibility
Alyssa works in the accounting department for a large automotive parts supplier. During the first week of each month, she works in Accounts Payable. During the second week, she works in Accounts Receivable, and then in Payroll in the third week. This enables her to have skills in multiple areas and gives her employer more staffing flexibility. This practice is referred to as job
rotation
The practice of moving employees from one job to another is referred to as job
rotation
Systematically partitioning work into its smallest elements and standardizing tasks to achieve maximum efficiency is referred to as
scientific management
The process of influencing yourself to establish the self-direction and self-motivation needed to perform a task is referred to as
self-leadership
The process of keeping track of your progress towards a goal by using naturally occurring feedback is known as
self-monitoring
After studying for her final exam all afternoon, Kate decided to reward herself by going out for some frozen yogurt. This instance is an example of
self-reinforcement
You hate to balance your checkbook every month, so you decide that you'll spend some time playing your favorite online game when you're done. This instance is an example of
self-reinforcement
Before she starts the cumulative final exam in her organizational behavior course, Rachel tells herself, "You're ready. You know this stuff. You can ace this test." This is an example of
self-talk
To shore up her confidence before an important presentation, Janeen tells herself, "You know more about this subject than anyone else in the room. Get out there and prove it." This is an example of
self-talk
At an automotive assembly plant, one worker tightens the bolts on a windshield wiper assembly, and the vehicle moves along the assembly line to the next worker, who then fastens the blades to the wiper assembly. This is an example of job
specialization
Tasha works at a start-up company, and there are few written procedures that guide the completion of her job. As a result, she often has to rely on her own judgment rather than written guidelines to decide how to complete her work. Based on this description, it would appear that Tasha has a job with low
task analyzability
Closely related to the core job characteristic of skill variety is ______, the predictability or pattern of job duties from one day to the next.
task variability
The job design model that relates the motivational properties of jobs to specific personal and organizational consequences of those properties is known as
the job characteristics model
True or false: Job specialization can lead to lower work quality.
true