BUSI 240 connect homework chapter 6 solutions complete answers

BUSI 240 connect homework chapter 6 solutions complete answers 

 

According to a number of studies, men and women view the meaning of money differently in that ______.

 

One of the disadvantages of membership and seniority-based rewards is that they ______.

 

Most job evaluation methods use three criteria to determine the "worth" of a job within the organization: the skill/effort required, working conditions, and level of      .

 

Alonzo works in a factory. He was hired at $10 per hour but can increase his pay as he masters new units in the production process. Which reward system is being applied at Alonzo's factory?

 

Which of the following is an individual reward?

 

People in countries that have ______ tend to have high levels of respect and priority for money.

 

In designing reward systems, in what ways can companies improve the pay-performance linkage?

 

The term "golden handcuffs" is most applicable to which of the following types of rewards?

 

Which of the following cultures would be most accepting of team-based rewards?

 

Job ______ involves systematically rating the worth of jobs within an organization by measuring the skills, effort, responsibility and working conditions of the jobs.

 

Employee-of-the-Month winners at Davenport Properties can choose from a set of rewards, including a cash bonus, paid time-off, or a gift certificate at a local restaurant. This improves reward effectiveness by ______.

 

Which rewards system motivates employees to learn new skills?

 

Many agricultural workers are paid based on how many buckets or bags they pick of whatever crop they harvest. This is known as a ______ system.

 

The process of assigning tasks to a job, including the interdependency of those tasks with other jobs, is known as job ______.

 

If a company wished to align rewards with performance that is within an employee's control, which of the following rewards would be most appropriate?

 

Benefits of job specialization include ______.

 

Team-based rewards are most appropriate when ______.

 

Systematically partitioning work into its smallest elements and standardizing tasks to achieve maximum efficiency is referred to as ______.

 

True or false: Employees always value monetary rewards over other forms of reward.

 

Which of the following are true of job specialization?

 

Tyler works for a financial services firm as a customer service representative. When he earned his certification in customer service, he earned a raise. He went on to achieve his FLMI designation and received another raise. This is an example of a ______ rewards system.

 

The job design model that relates the motivational properties of jobs to specific personal and organizational consequences of those properties is known as ______.

 

A(n)       is a set of tasks performed by one person.

 

According to the job characteristics model, there are _______ core job characteristics that affect critical psychological states which in turn influence work outcomes.

 

At an automotive assembly plant, one worker tightens the bolts on a windshield wiper assembly, and the vehicle moves along the assembly line to the next worker, who then fastens the blades to the wiper assembly. This is an example of job ______.

 

According to the job characteristics model, skill variety, task significance, and task identity directly contribute to which critical psychological state?

 

Which of the following is the BEST description of scientific management?

 

Closely related to the core job characteristic of skill variety is _______, the predictability or pattern of job duties from one day to the next.

 

True or false: Job specialization can lead to lower work quality.

 

Alyssa works in the accounting department for a large automotive parts supplier. During the first week of each month, she works in Accounts Payable. During the second week, she works in Accounts Receivable, and then in Payroll in the third week. This enables her to have skills in multiple areas and gives her employer more staffing flexibility. This practice is referred to as job ______.

 

Which model identifies core job dimensions that produce psychological states which then affect employees' motivation, satisfaction, and effectiveness?

 

Sofia works as a customer service representative for a financial services firm. She handles phone calls from clients regarding variable annuities. Her job has been changed so that she can also take calls from clients regarding fixed annuities. This is an example of job ______.

 

The job characteristics model identifies five core job characteristics: skill variety, task identity, task significance, job feedback, and      .

 

Jamal is a customer service representative at a local credit union. He has been handling customer deposits and disbursements. His job has changed so that he can now assist customers with completing loan applications, and he has the authority to approve small, short-term loans. This is an example of job ______.

 

According to the job characteristics model, which of the following contributes directly to a feeling of increased responsibility?

 

Sharing information, rewards, and power with employees so that they can take initiative and make decisions to solve problems and improve performance is referred to as            .

 

Tasha works at a start-up company, and there are few written procedures that guide the completion of her job. As a result, she often has to rely on her own judgment rather than written guidelines to decide how to complete her work. Based on this description, it would appear that Tasha has a job with low _______.

 

Employees are much more likely to experience which element of empowerment when they are working in jobs with a high degree of autonomy and minimal bureaucratic control?

 

The practice of moving employees from one job to another is referred to as job ______.

 

The process of influencing yourself to establish the self-direction and self-motivation needed to perform a task is referred to as ______.

 

The practice of adding tasks to an existing job is known as job ______.

 

Job ______ is the practice of giving employees more responsibility for scheduling, coordinating, and planning their own work.

 

Before she starts the cumulative final exam in her organizational behavior course, Rachel tells herself, "You're ready. You know this stuff. You can ace this test." This is an example of ______.

 

Freedom, independence and discretion over one's work activities are important elements in which dimension of empowerment?

 

Organizational and work-context factors that influence empowerment include ______.

 

______ is the practice of intentionally influencing your thoughts, feelings and behaviors in order to achieve your objectives.

 

Your professor has provided several practice assignments to help you prepare for the final exam. These assignments provide you with immediate feedback on your mastery of the concepts and enables which element of self-leadership?

 

You hate to balance your checkbook every month, so you decide that you'll spend some time playing your favorite online game when you're done. This instance is an example of ______.

 

To shore up her confidence before an important presentation, Janeen tells herself, "You know more about this subject than anyone else in the room. Get out there and prove it." This is an example of ______.

 

Which statements are true about self-leadership?

 

The dimension of empowerment in which employees are confident about their ability to perform the work well and grow with new challenges is ______.

 

Self-leadership behaviors are more frequently found in people with higher levels of which dimensions of the Five Factor Model (FFM)?

 

The process of keeping track of your progress towards a goal by using naturally occurring feedback is known as ______.

 

After studying for her final exam all afternoon, Kate decided to reward herself by going out for some frozen yogurt. This instance is an example of ______.

 

Several studies have suggested that _______ improve individual performance in sports-related activities.

 

Research suggests that self-leadership behaviors are more frequently found in people with higher levels of conscientiousness and ______.

 

The four dimensions of empowerment are self-determination, meaning, impact, and _____.

 

What type of reward system uses job evaluation?



An individual reward system in which employees earn compensation based upon sales volume is referred to as ______.



Hoffman Company offers warehouse workers a $.25 increase in their hourly wage the following month if they exceed production criteria by 10% or more. This is an example of a(n) _______ plan.

 

Which of the following allows employees to buy shares of stock in the company either at a discounted price or through a no-interest loan provided by the company?

Which of the following would be considered job status-based rewards?



An organizational reward plan in which employees of a company receive a portion of the company's profits as determined by an agreed-upon formula is known as a(n) ______ plan.



One of the limitations of ESOPs, profit-sharing plans and stock options is that they ______.



A reward system that calculates bonuses from the work unit's cost savings and productivity improvement is known as a(n) ______ plan.



As part of his compensation package, Jack has been awarded the opportunity to purchase up to 200 shares of stock in his company for $17.50 per share, but he must complete this purchase by the end of 2014. This is an example of a(n) ______ plan.



The type of organizational-level reward in which employees receive a percentage of the organization's previous year's profits is called a profit-_______ plan.

 

Which organizational-level reward plan has the advantage of automatically adjusting employee compensation with the firm's prosperity?



Which of the following reward plans focuses on achieving cost reductions and increasing labor efficiency?



What Johanna loves best about her job is that every day brings new challenges and she can use different skills and talents to complete her tasks. According to the job characteristics model, this is an example of ______.



According to the job characteristics model, a college professor who is required to use a certain textbook and follow a prescribed syllabus and must administer a mandatory number of tests would likely have low ______.



According to the job characteristics model, what characteristic most directly contributes to the psychological state of responsibility?



According to the job characteristics model, the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole or identifiable piece of work is known as ______.



The degree to which employees can tell how well they are performing on the basis of direct sensory information from the job itself is known as ______.



Alexis works as a receptionist at a large dental practice. She schedules patient appointments, makes reminder calls, and sends out cards reminding patients to schedule checkups. Her job has been redesigned so that she also enters payments in the accounting system. This is an example of job ______.



The approach to job enrichment that puts employees in direct contact with customers instead of using supervisors as a go-between is known as ______.



Which of the following core job characteristics contribute to the job's meaningfulness?



Rather than have several workers each perform a separate part of a whole job, Jackson Management has redesigned jobs so that each worker performs the entire job. This approach to job enrichment is called ______.

The elements of self-leadership include the processes of ______.



The first step in self-leadership is ______.



Before making an important presentation to the Board of Directors, Philippe visualizes himself stepping smoothly through his speech and effectively answering the Board's questions. This is an example of ______.



______ is the process of mentally practicing a task and visualizing its successful completion.



True or false: Self-leadership is dependent on both the individual and the situation.