98.
Which of the following is(are) the motivating force(s) with the strongest performance
effect?
99.
Motivation has a _____ effect on job performance.
100.
Equity has _____ effect on citizenship behavior and _____ effect on counterproductive
behavior.
101.
Which of the following is a unit-focused compensation plan element?
Essay Questions
102.
Define and explain
motivation
and its forces.
103.
How do employees make the choices that take them in the “right direction”? Justify your
answer with the help of expectancy theory.
104.
Identify and explain the mathematical formula for expectancy theory. Construct an
example from your own life to illustrate this theory.
105.
Martha was assigned to present the bank’s financial statement to its shareholders. The
management chose Martha because she was good at negotiating and had the skills to
tackle any question thrown her way. Though Martha was not confident in the beginning,
she managed to pull it off with ease. Using Martha as an example, define self-efficacy and
identify and explain its determinants.
106.
What is the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation? Give some examples of
outcomes associated with each of these. Are you more motivated by extrinsic or intrinsic
outcomes? Explain, using examples from your own life.
107.
Identify and explain the factors that alter the effects of goal setting on task performance.
108.
Identify and explain the acronym SMART as used in goal setting theory. Give an example
of a SMART goal from your own life.
109.
Describe the strategies for fostering goal commitment.
110.
Describe equity theory. What are the three general possibilities that can result from the
comparison of the ratio of outcomes and inputs to the ratio of some comparison other?
Describe a situation and your response to it when you experienced a sense of inequity.
111.
Identify and explain the possible outcomes of equity theory comparisons and ways to
restore the balance for each outcome.
112.
What is psychological empowerment? Identify the four concepts that can make work tasks
intrinsically motivating, and explain each concept.
113.
Explain how motivation relates to job performance and organizational commitment.
114.
Identify and explain individual-, unit-, and organization-focused compensation plan
elements.