Question 1

Which of the following is a true about cognitive crafting?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive crafting is the final form of job crafting. It encompasses a change in how you perceive or think about the tasks and relationships associated with your job.

Question 2

Fiona was telling her friend about the freedom and discretion given to her in scheduling and deciding the procedures used to complete the tasks assigned to her. Which of the following job characteristics was she talking about?

Accepted Answer

Fiona was talking about the autonomy she has at work. Autonomy refers to the extent to which the job enables an individual to experience freedom, independence, and discretion in both scheduling and determining the procedures used in completing the job.

Question 3

Which of the following is a bottom-up approach to job design?

Accepted Answer

Bottom-up approach to job design is driven by employees rather than managers and is referred to as job crafting.

Question 4

_____ is defined as "the physical and cognitive changes individuals make in the task or relational boundaries of their work."

Accepted Answer

Job crafting is defined as "the physical and cognitive changes individuals make in the task or relational boundaries of their work."

Question 5

Compare the need theories of Maslow, Alderfer, and McClelland.

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Question 6

_____ represent "employment terms individuals negotiate for themselves, taking myriad forms from flexible schedules to career development."

Accepted Answer

Idiosyncratic deals represent "employment terms individuals negotiate for themselves, taking myriad forms from flexible schedules to career development."

Question 7

Which of the following is high when a person works on a product or project from beginning to end and sees a tangible result?

Accepted Answer

Task identity refers to the extent to which the job requires an individual to perform a whole or completely identifiable piece of work. In other words, task identity is high when a person works on a product or project from beginning to end and sees a tangible result.

Question 8

According to the job characteristics model, growth need strength is an example of a _____.

Accepted Answer

According to the job characteristics model, growth need strength is an example of a moderator.

Question 9

_____ represents the extent to which the job requires an individual to perform a whole or completely identifiable piece of work.

Accepted Answer

Task identity refers to the extent to which the job requires an individual to perform a whole or completely identifiable piece of work. In other words, task identity is high when a person works on a product or project from beginning to end and sees a tangible result.

Question 10

Describe the need for achievement, need for affiliation, and need for power as discussed in McClelland's Need Theory. Discuss the managerial implications of McClelland's needs.

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Question 11

_____ represents the extent to which the job requires an individual to perform a variety of tasks that require him or her to use different skills and abilities.

Accepted Answer

Skill variety is the extent to which the job requires an individual to perform a variety of tasks that require him or her to use different skills and abilities.

Question 12

Explain the factors of Herzberg's motivator-hygiene theory.

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Question 13

Which of the following approaches to job design represents a middle ground between top-down and bottom-up methods and attempts to overcome their limitations?

Accepted Answer

Idiosyncratic deal represents a middle ground between top-down and bottom-up methods and attempts to overcome their limitations.

Question 14

According to the job characteristics model, skill variety, task identity, and task significance lead to the psychological state of _____.

Accepted Answer

According to the job characteristics model, skill variety, task identity, and task significance lead to the psychological state of experienced meaningfulness.

Question 15

_____ refers to the extent to which the job affects the lives of other people within or outside the organization.

Accepted Answer

Task significance refers to the extent to which the job affects the lives of other people within or outside the organization.

Question 16

Define a goal. Explain the motivational mechanisms of goal-setting.

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Question 17

Explain the three concepts within Vroom's model.

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Quiz 8: Foundations of Motivation