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Motivation attempts to explain why people behave the way they do in the organization. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Expectancy theory focuses on inputs, performance, and outcomes. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Alderfer believed that a manager could be motivated by needs at more than one level at the same time. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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OB MOD works well with behaviors that are specific, objective, and can be counted accurately. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Typically, salary increases are better motivators of managers than are bonuses. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The degree to which a manager continues to try to accomplish a goal when faced with roadblocks is known as that manager's: |
| | A) | persistence. |
| | B) | effort. |
| | C) | equity. |
| | D) | instrumentality. |
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According to expectancy theory, ______ motivation results from ______ levels of expectancy, instrumentality, and valence. |
| | A) | low; high |
| | B) | high; low |
| | C) | high; high |
| | D) | none of these |
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According to Herzberg, all of the following are examples of motivator needs EXCEPT: |
| | A) | interesting work. |
| | B) | responsibility. |
| | C) | a sense of accomplishment. |
| | D) | job security. |
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Operant conditioning theory was developed by: |
| | A) | Skinner. |
| | B) | Maslow. |
| | C) | Alderfer |
| | D) | Herzberg. |
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When a worker is paid on the basis of the number of TV receivers he assembles in an 8-hour day, what type of merit pay plan is being used? |
| | A) | Commission pay |
| | B) | Piece-rate |
| | C) | Profit sharing |
| | D) | Straight salary |
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