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?
Application of process theories to motivation in practice involves all but one of the following measures. Which is the exception?
Which of the following is a potential problem with individual performance-related pay (PRP) as a motivator?
The following, with one exception, are claimed as advantages for job enrichment as a form of job redesign.
Which is the exception?
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following is the final 'need' to be satisfied?
Job evaluation puts a relative value on jobs primarily on the basis of which of the following factors?
In Vroom's expectancy theory, what is meant by 'valence'?
Eva Moor-Drudgery used to pack chocolate bars into boxes of three dozen. Her job has been redesigned, so that she now
packs them, applies a 'sell-by' date stamp, cellophanes the box and applies a promotional sticker.Of which form of job
redesign is this an example?
Which job design technique was advocated by the scientific management school?
Fimble Ltd is a large organisation with a range of incentives available to motivate and improve the performance of its staff. W
hich of the following incentives will be most appropriate for staff working in the HR department?