Team-member Tom is one of those people who is dynamic and thrives on pressure. He tends to be the one who challenges
and pushes other team members, sometimes annoying or upsetting them - but also getting the team past difficult periods.
Which of Belbin's team roles does Tom exercise?
A team is having a brainstorming session and one member suggests 'Let's move on to something else as we're getting
nowhere'. What type of contribution is this?
Team-leader Arnica has given a briefing stating the current situation and asking for suggestions to move the project on.
What stage is the team current at?
Keepham (Hungary) Co offers its employees:
(i) Sensible company policies
(ii) Good salaries and bonuses
(iii) Considerate supervision
(iv) Training programmes According to Herzberg's two-factor theory,
which of these things will satisfy employees in such a way as to motivate them to superior effort in the long-term?
What term is given, in motivation theory, to the things people value and choose to pursue?
Willy Dewitt-Ornott works in Sales. There is always a sales competition at the year end and the winner is likely to be made
team leader. Willy's quite certain that he will be able to win and that he will have more responsibility, which he would like. Bu
t he would also have to work much longer hours, and he is quite reluctant to do this for family reasons.If an expectancy
equation were used to assess Willy's motivation to work hard at the end of the year, based on the information given, which of
the following results would you expect to see?
All of the following, with one exception, are alternative terms for the same thing. Which is the exception?
The five core dimensions which contribute to job satisfaction are skill variety, task identity, task significance, and feedback.
Which of the following is the dimension missing from the above list?
Participation can motivate employees by making them take 'ownership' of the task and increasing their commitment. In
which of the following circumstances, however, would this not happen?
The management of Guenguiss Cans Co runs a 'tight ship', with clocking-on timekeeping systems, close supervision and rules for everything. 'Well,' says the general manager, 'if you allow people to have any freedom at work, they will take advantage
and their work rate will deteriorate'.Which of Douglas McGregor's 'theories' does this management team subscribe to?