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1
The CCC Organization spends time rating the worth of its jobs by measuring the required skill level and effort that is required for each of them to be successfully completed by employees. It is most likely CCC is engaging in which of the following?
A)Gainsharing
B)Job evaluation
C)Task performance
D)Job specialization
E)Seniority-based compensation
2
Simon's department has saved the organization over $100,000 in the past year through the implementation of productivity improvements. His team members are rightfully looking forward to the receipt of a significant bonus this year. Based on the given information, Simon's team is most likely participants in a(n) _______________________.
A)employee stock ownership plan
B)gainsharing plan
C)stock option plan
D)profit-sharing plan
E)upward bonus plan
3
Sara's employer has recently begun to offer a new benefit to employees. This year for the first time, Sara will have the right to purchase shares of this highly successful company at a future date for a predetermined price. Sara's company has started a/an _______________________ for its employees.
A)employee stock ownership plan
B)merit-based reward system
C)profit sharing plan
D)stock option plan
E)empowerment program
4
Effective strategies for improving the effectiveness of the rewards offered to employees include all but ___________________.
A)rewards should be linked to performance
B)ensure rewards are relevant to the employees
C)provide rewards based only on team effort
D)make certain provided rewards are valued
E)team rewards should be used for interdependent jobs
5
_______________ is best described as the result of division of labor in which work is subdivided into separate jobs assigned to different people.
A)Job design
B)Job enlargement
C)Job specialization
D)Team rewards
E)Motivator-hygiene theory
6
All of the following except ______________ are to be considered as core job characteristics.
A)task significance
B)work effectiveness
C)skill variety
D)autonomy
E)job feedback
7
Jobs associated with a high level of _______________ are most likely to provide freedom, independence, and discretion in scheduling the work as well as determining how the work shall be performed.
A)reward association
B)autonomy
C)feedback
D)gainsharing
E)motivation
8
Increasing the number of tasks employees perform within their job is known as
A)job enrichment.
B)job rotation.
C)job feedback.
D)task significance.
E)job enlargement.
9
Empowered people most often experience feelings of _____. This indicates these individuals are more confident about their ability to perform the job well and have the capacity to grow with new challenges.
A)self-determination
B)meaning
C)competency
D)influence
E)impact
10
An important applied performance practice called self-leadership can be described by which of the following statements?
A)The process of influencing oneself to establish the self-direction and self-motivation needed to perform a task.
B)Mentally practicing a task and visualizing its successful completion.
C)People tend to define themselves in terms of their ownership and management of money.
D)A person's outcome/input preferences and reaction to various outcome/input ratios.
E)The extent to which employees must use different skills and talents to perform tasks within their job.





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