Management Business / Quiz 11: Motivation

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-Bound

Merely the presence of a goal is not motivation enough. According to the goal-setting theory, a goal must be SMART. This stands for:

Extrinsically Motivated.

Raj is smart. He doesn't do anything unless he can see the payoff for himself, and he works all the angles. Raj is

will take offense if they are treated like animals.

Reinforcement theory was developed in training animals. B.F. Skinner called it operant conditioning and worked with pigeons, rats, and dogs. Rewards are generally effective, but some people, especially professionals,

existence, relatedness, and growth

The ERG theory proposes that basic human needs are grouped into what categories?

Valence

The ________ in expectancy theory means the value the employee puts on the reward.

a systematic way of thinking about the different needs employees may have at any given point.

Within an organization, Maslow's hierarchy of needs provides:

power

You have an employee who enjoys motivating and influencing others. This same employee saw ways to make the department more efficient and created processes to make that happen. This employee is most likely motivated by ________, according to McClelland's acquired needs theory.

Employees to gain new skills because of cross-training in new tasks.

Job rotation has a number of advantages when managers implement it in organizations. It is an effective way for:

perceive fairness if we believe that the input-to-output ratio we are bringing into the situation is similar to the input/output ratio of a comparison person, or a referent

According to the equity theory of motivation, we:

Plan weekly meetings for the staff to discuss their work

George is fun to be around but loses interest in his work without regular dialogues about it. As a portfolio risk analyst, his tasks can be tedious and detail-oriented. To keep George motivated, his manager can

outperformed

Glassdoor, the job search site, releases an annual list of the "Best Places to Work," which is based on employee reviews on the website. The stocks of companies that appear on the list have ________ the S&P500 in the year following the announcement. Companies that look after employees also do well for stockholders.

Procedural justice. The rules were the same for everyone.

Greg created an instructional game for employees to demonstrate how financial markets work. The game was a multiple stage lottery. Half the players "lost" at each round and dropped out. After each round, winners could bargain, selling their tickets or combining tickets into pools. Although luck was a factor, skill or a willingness to take risk soon dominated. The losers thought it was unfair. The winners argued it was fair under