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Questions
1. Which motivation theory assumes employees compare their pay and contributions with other employees?
Equity Theory
Expectation Theory
Herzberg's Two-factor
Agency Theory
2. Supervisory ratings best assess _______.
employee behaviors
performance inputs
team cooperation
performance outcomes
3. Rating job performance on results _______.
shows high levels of reliability and validity on individual and team performance
is considered objective and shows an entire picture of performance
can be deficient because it may not tell the whole story on performance
produces the only fair metric of individual and team performance
4. The balanced scorecard approach to assessing performance _______.
addresses only customers concerns and financial data
is the most effective way to measure the bottom line
concerns itself with long-term planning and quantitative data
includes both qualitative and quantitative data
5. Today's work environment on financial incentives suggests _______.
group incentives are increasing because they improve individual productivity
individual incentives are riskier because teamwork is more pervasive
companies prefer short-term incentive plans over long-term plans
group incentives are on the rise because teamwork is increasing also
6. Which pay-for-performance plan creates a compound effect?
Lump-sum bonus
Individual spot award
Merit pay
Straight piecework system
7. Concurrent application of both group and individual incentives _______.
result in shared employee commitment and satisfaction in workplace
increases both performance and team cohesion in organization
reveal a reduction in employee turnover and an increase in job satisfaction
interferes with individual productivity because of team conflict
8. Research has shown that performance-based pay _______.
highly affects a company's capacity to attract and retain desirable employees
is highly related to job satisfaction and promotional opportunities in a company
strongly dissuades current employees from joining bargaining units of local unions
motivates employees to improve their job performance and productivity
9. Goal-setting theory proposes that _______.
performance goals generate employee effort and performance
employee beliefs are attached to organization goals and objectives
employees make comparisons with other employee as a goal
rewards should follow closely after desirable behaviors are demonstrated
10. Research on productivity shows that _______.
individual incentives result in higher productivity and job performance
the combination of individual and group incentives enhances team cooperation
group incentives produce better results than individual incentives
individual incentives contribute to group membership and performance.