Chapter 10

Which of these conditions would improve the effectiveness of goal-setting theory?

Employees have specific goals and get feedback on progress toward goals.

A nurse judges how strongly her work performance seems to be connected to her pay. Based on this judgment, she decides whether or not to exert more effort to improve her work performance to try and earn a pay raise. The nurse demonstrates

Vroom's expectancy theory.

True or False: Similar to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, Alderfer's ERG (existence, relatedness, growth) theory emphasizes that lower levels of needs must be met before higher levels of needs can be satisfied.

false

The desire and willingness of a person to expend effort to reach a particular goal or outcome is

motivation

The ability of one person in an organization to influence other people to bring about desired outcomes is

power

McClelland's learned needs theory includes all of the following needs except

safety

True or False: According to McClelland's learned needs theory, needs can be learned throughout one's life.

true

True or False: Adams's equity theory states that employees' motivation will be affected by how their work and compensation compare to work and compensation of other workers.

True

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following needs should be satisfied before safety and security needs can be met?

Physiological

Which of the following statements about power in organizations is not correct?

Power and authority are the same.

Which theory argues that people are motivated by the consequences of their behavior?

Skinner's reinforcement theory

Herzberg studied the relationship between hygiene factors (e.g., company policies, pay, supervision, working conditions) and which of the following?

dissatisfaction