Discuss the following:
1. A major problem with any motivational theory based on the satisfaction of needs is
bears no relationship to hiring and training practices
almost impossible to identify what need(s) an employee is attempting to satisfy
money is a demotivator
money can be used as a consequence
2. Which one of the following statements does not describe a defined benefits plan?
funded by a specified payment to the account of each participant
includes a formula that defines the benefit an employee is to receive
annual contribution by employer made on an actuarial basis
employees can be required to contribute to the plan
3. A gainsharing plan
shares productivity gained benefits with employees
pays different rates of pay for different shifts
pays a premium to employees who individually produce greater output
is a standard piecework/bonus plan
4. The discussion of workers doing "ten minutes' work for 12 hours' pay" within a nuclear power facility relates to which of the following?
high emotional stress
severe physical discomfort
critical long-term health-related problems
danger in high places
5. The size of a bonus received by an operating manager will quite often be determined by all but which one of the following criteria?
work unit reduction in cost
performance rating of manager's subordinates
employee's own performance rating
area of functional responsibility
6. Which one of the following characteristics is not critical in defining a team?
shared leadership roles
collective work produced
encourage open-ended discussions
measure performance of each team member
7. Probably the oldest of all incentive programs are
those that use the group outputs
those that tie workers' earnings directly to the number of units produced
those that base their incentive plans on seniority
those that use the differential day rate plan
8. Members of a team operating within a broadbanded, skill-based pay plan can receive an increase in base pay
each year
when receiving a superior performance rating
upon acquisition of increased kinds and levels of team-required knowledge and skills
upon promotion to a more advanced team assignment
9. The primary reason for integrating pension plans with Social Security is to
reduce company cost
capitalize on government deductions
eliminate pension benefits for lower-paid employees
provide reasonable retirement benefits to employees at all income levels
10. In the attempt to understand why things happen when they do or the way they do, researchers first develop
assumptions
hypotheses
investigations
experiments