Question 1

Some MBO programs fail to live up to expectations. Which of the following is not a common reason that MBO programs fail?

Accepted Answer

A)   They allow lower-unit managers to participate in setting their own goals.
B)   There are cultural incompatibilities.
C)   There are unrealistic expectations regarding results.
D)   There is a lack of commitment by top management.
E)   There is an unwillingness or inability by management to reward goal accomplishment.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 2

What theory attempts to measure the strength of one's expectations and predict motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)   expectancy theory
B)   equity theory
C)   goal setting theory
D)   ERG theory
E)   Surberist theoryF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

________ is the degree to which a person's reasons for pursuing a goal is consistent with the person's interests and core values.

Accepted Answer

A)   Self-imposition of goals
B)   The nAch
C)   Self-determination
D)   Extrinsic motivation
E)   Self-concordanceF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

You manage a department of five employees. You have identified that Joe scores high in the need for achievement, Mary scores high in the need for power, and Tim scores high in the need for affiliation. Sarah scored high in the need for power and low in the need for affiliation. Doug scores low in both need for power and need for affiliation.
-Which employee would be best suited as a mentor to new employees with a chance to develop friendships?

Accepted Answer

A)   Joe
B)   Mary
C)   Tim
D)   Sarah
E)   DougF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

How do proponents of reinforcement theory view behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   as the result of a cognitive process
B)   as environmentally caused
C)   as a reflection of the inner state of the individual
D)   as a function of one's power need
E)   as a product of heredityF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

According to Maslow, a need that is essentially satisfied no longer motivates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Equity theory proposes that equity tension is the negative tension state which provides the motivation to do something to correct it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not a comparison an employee can use in equity theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   self-inside
B)   self-goal
C)   other-outside
D)   self-outside
E)   other-insideF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Theory X assumes that human beings are inherently good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A Theory Y manager would assume that employees would ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   dislike work
B)   need to be controlled
C)   avoid responsibility
D)   exercise self direction
E)   attempt to avoid workF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Tony loves programming. He was on the ground level of the computer revolution. This year his boss has set personal goals for each of the programmers, one of which includes a presentation from each programmer about a project. Tony is very annoyed because he has a tremendous amount of work to do and he'll have to spend the weekend, his personal time, preparing the presentation. Taking into account self-determination theory, why did his boss' goals and the presentation reduce Tony's motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)   The externally imposed goal feels coercive, causing Tony's intrinsic motivation to increase.
B)   The internally imposed goal feels coercive, causing Tony's intrinsic motivation to suffer.
C)   The self-imposed goal increases his sense of competence, causing the intrinsic motivation to suffer.
D)   The externally imposed goal is an external reward, causing Tony's intrinsic motivation to increase.
E)   The externally imposed goal feels coercive, causing Tony's intrinsic motivation to suffer.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

According to the goal-setting theory of motivation, highest performance is reached when goals are set to which level?

Accepted Answer

A)   impossible but inspirational
B)   difficult but attainable
C)   slightly beyond a person's actual potential
D)   only marginally challenging
E)   easily attainedF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

Which of the following motivation concepts clearly has an American bias?

Accepted Answer

A)   need for power
B)   need for affiliation
C)   need for achievement
D)   social needs
E)   need for associationF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Discuss equity theory. Include the concepts of equity tension, referent comparisons, and how employees might reduce perceived inequity.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Who sets MBO objectives?

Accepted Answer

A)   the boss
B)   the boss and immediate subordinates
C)   they are set jointly by superior and subordinate
D)   the employees performing the task in question
E)   each working division in cooperation with managementF) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

In equity theory, individuals assess the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cost-benefit ratio
B)   efficiency-effectiveness trade-off
C)   quantity-quality trade-off
D)   outcome-input ratio
E)   efficient outcomeF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 17

If an employee believes that no matter how hard he works, his boss will give him the same performance evaluation as last year and the year before, it is the ________ relationship that explains his lack of motivation.

Accepted Answer

A)   rewards-personal goals
B)   effort-performance
C)   performance-reward
D)   rewards-effort
E)   performance-achievementF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 18

Jasmine is trying to gain control of her department. Although she will be greatly compensated if she achieves this aim and will gain control over many subordinates, the main reason she is pursuing this position is that she thinks she can do the job better than her predecessors and wants people to know that this is so. What need would McClelland say primarily drives Jasmine in this case?

Accepted Answer

A)   the need for control
B)   the need for achievement
C)   the need for attainment
D)   the need for influence
E)   the need for powerF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Which theory is, strictly speaking, not a theory of motivation since it does not concern itself with what initiates behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   equity theory
B)   expectancy theory
C)   ERG theory
D)   reinforcement theory
E)   Theory X and Theory YF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following is not a predictable choice when employees perceive an inequity?

Accepted Answer

A)   change their inputs
B)   change their outcomes
C)   choose a different referent
D)   acquire more tenure
E)   leave the fieldF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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