How to motivate employees? - ExamTests 9

Questions

Question 1

Rory used to volunteer at a local community centre. Since she started getting paid for it, she’s less motivated. Which contemporary motivation theory does it represent?

1. Self-efficacy theory
2. Two-factor theory
3. Self-determination theory
4. Reinforcement theory

Question 2

Which of the following statements about gender pay gap is true:

1. Gender pay gap is no longer an issue, especially in developed countries.
2. Women work less hours, that’s why they get paid less.
3. Women spend less hours in paid work, but more hours in unpaid work.
4. There are no official and legal regulations about gender pay gap in most countries.

Question 3

The researcher who developed self-efficacy theory, Albert Bandura, proposes four ways self-efficacy can be increased. Which of the following is one of these four ways that involves becoming more confident because you see someone else doing the task?

1. Arousal
2. Enactive mastery
3. Focused training
4. Vicarious modeling

Question 4

Jakob is a design manager for a production company. He independently assigns teams, chooses projects, researches trends, and is able to work from home two to three days a week. He provides a status report to the design director once a month. Based on this description and as per the job characteristics model, it's safe to say that John's job is high in ________.

1. Autonomy
2. Feedback
3. Task identification
4. Task significance

Question 5

You are looking at flextime and realize that it will probably work least well for which of the following jobs?

1. Insurance billers
2. IT personnel
3. Receptionist
4. Equipment maintenance staff

Question 6

The ability to understand, communicate with, motivate, and support other people, both individually and in groups, may be defined as ________.

1. Human skills
2. Technical skills
3. Conceptual skills
4. Cognitive skills

Question 7

Jay scored high on the need for achievement in a test based on McClelland's theory of learned needs. What should his supervisor promise Jay to motivate him?

1. A higher salary
2. A promotion
3. A challenging new task
4. Recognition in front of his colleagues

Answer indication

Question 1

C. Self-determination theory.

Question 2

C.Women spend less hours in paid work, but more hours in unpaid work.

Question 3

D. Vicarious modeling.

Question 4

A. Autonomy.

Question 5

C. Receptionist.

Question 6

A. Human skills.

Question 7

C. A challenging new task.