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?
According to Herzberg, offering employees career progression and status increases within the organisation will improve their motivation. Is this statement TRUE or FALSE?
Motivation refers to how hard you are willing to work whilst satisfaction refers to your contentment with your job.Is thiss
tatement TRUE or FALSE?
Consider the following two statements:
(1) Content theories focus manager's attention of the calculation process that takes place when people decide whether
certain rewards are worthwhile.
(2) Process theories assume all people are the same; therefore a standard set of incentives could be applied to meet staff
needs.Which of these statements is/are correct?
Which of the following would best fit into Maslov/s /ego/ category?
Match the following statements with the level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.(i) A has been offered a large pay rise in
recognition of his hard work on several recent projects.(ii) B has been offered a permanent contract with the business she
works for, giving her access to a good pension scheme.(iii) C has been offered her first ever job with a company. The pay
she receives will be sufficient to cover her essential costs.
Phil T Luker & Son offers its employees a reward package which includes salary and company car. Its factory is safe and
clean and rather smart. The work is technically challenging and employees are encouraged to produce innovative solutions to problems.Which of the rewards offered by the firm is a form of intrinsic reward?