Question 1

Gainsharing plans tend to:

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A)   Increase efficiency without paying employees any financial reward
B)   Tie employee pay directly to company profits
C)   Create a reasonably strong effort-to-performance expectancy
D)   Reward individuals for their own personal performance rather than team or organisational performanceE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The chief executive of a mid-sized manufacturing company has hired you to design the work site and any other conditions necessary for employees to feel more empowered.Describe three important conditions you would ensure existed in this plant to improve empowerment among production employees.Your answer should also briefly define empowerment.

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The textbook describes several factors t...

Question 3

Which of these factors,according to Herzberg,is a hygiene factor?

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A)   Autonomy
B)   Job security
C)   Responsibility
D)   Personal growthE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

What are some ways of improving reward effectiveness?

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The following five actions are key ways ...

Question 5

Job evaluations are used in which type of reward system?

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A)   Competency-based rewards
B)   Job status rewards
C)   Individual performance rewards
D)   Seniority-based rewardsE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Employee share ownership plans and share options tend to create an 'ownership culture' in which employees feel aligned with the organisation's success.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is an advantage of job specialisation?

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A)   The quality of work increases
B)   Jobs can be mastered quickly
C)   Employees are more involved with their jobs
D)   The work is less repetitiveE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Competency-based rewards pay employees based on their performance results.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which specific objectives can financial rewards meet? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of each?

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See Pages 176-180 where the objectives,a...

Question 10

The level of work quality tends to increase with the level of job specialisation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

______ and ______ are typically organisational-level rewards.

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A)   Commissions,bonuses
B)   ESOPS,profit sharing
C)   Gainsharing,balanced scorecards
D)   Piece rate,gainsharingE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a core job characteristic in the job characteristics model?

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A)   Skill variety
B)   Task significance
C)   Job feedback
D)   Experienced meaningfulnessE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is an individual incentive?

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A)   Gainsharing
B)   Share options
C)   Share ownership
D)   None of the options listed here is correctE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

According to the job characteristics model,experienced meaningfulness increases with the level of job feedback.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Self-leadership suggests that goals should be set by the employee's supervisor with or without the employee's involvement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Companies sometimes introduce job rotation for reasons other than reducing job boredom.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Scientific management is the process of systematically dividing work into its smallest possible elements and standardising work activities to achieve maximum efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Performance tends to decrease at very high levels of task specialisation because:

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A)   Employees are less able to perform the job
B)   Employees in specialised jobs lack sufficient resources to perform their jobs
C)   High task specialisation is associated with bad management
D)   Employees tend to become bored and less motivated to perform wellE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Task identity is the degree to which the job has a substantial impact on the organisation and/or larger society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Self-leadership is dependent solely on the individual.

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A) True 
 B)False

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