Organizational Behavior 16th Edition by Robbins Judge – Test Bank

Organizational Behavior 16th Edition by Robbins Judge – Test Bank

Organizational Behavior, 16e (Robbins/Judge)
Chapter 8 Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

1) ________ is not a benefit of flextime.
A) Reduced absenteeism
B) Decreased work/life balance
C) Increased productivity
D) Reduced tardiness
E) Increased autonomy
Answer: B
Explanation: B) Flextime tends to reduce absenteeism and frequently improves productivity, probably for several reasons. Employees can schedule their work hours to align with personal demands, reducing tardiness and absences, and they can work when they are most productive. Flextime can also help employees balance work and family lives.
LO: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Quest. Category: Concept
Learning Outcome: Describe the major theories of motivation and relate them to organizational performance

2) Job design is defined as the ________.
A) degree to which the job rewards competence
B) way the elements in a job are organized
C) degree to which the job contributes to profit margins
D) degree of decision-making power with the immediate superiors
E) way the job is evaluated in terms of its relative worth to other jobs
Answer: B
Explanation: B) Job design is defined as the way the elements in a job are organized.
LO: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
Learning Outcome: Describe the major theories of motivation and relate them to organizational performance

3) With reference to the job characteristics model, which of the following defines skill variety?
A) the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work
B) the degree to which work activities generate direct and clear information about performance
C) the degree to which a job provides the worker freedom in scheduling and procedure
D) the degree to which a job has an impact on the lives or work of other people
E) the degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities tapping different abilities
Answer: E
Explanation: E) The job characteristics model (JCM) describes jobs in terms of five core job dimensions: skill variety, the degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities; task identity, the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work; task significance, the degree to which a job has an impact on the lives or work of other people; autonomy, the degree to which a job provides the worker freedom in scheduling; and feedback, the degree to which carrying out work activities generates direct and clear information about performance.
LO: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
Learning Outcome: Describe the major theories of motivation and relate them to organizational performance

4) With reference to the job characteristics model, which of the following defines task identity?
A) the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work
B) the degree to which work activities generate direct and clear information about performance
C) the degree to which a job provides the worker freedom in scheduling and procedure
D) the degree to which a job has an impact on the lives or work of other people
E) the degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities
Answer: A
Explanation: A) The job characteristics model (JCM) describes jobs in terms of five core job dimensions: skill variety, the degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities; task identity, the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work; task significance, the degree to which a job has an impact on the lives or work of other people; autonomy, the degree to which a job provides the worker freedom in scheduling; and feedback, the degree to which carrying out work activities generates direct and clear information about performance.
LO: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
Learning Outcome: Describe the major theories of motivation and relate them to organizational performance

5) Adam Sears is an assembly line employee with Swenson Motors. Though Adam is popular among his supervisors and colleagues, Adam experiences low morale and lack of motivation. He feels frustrated that his job is restricted to fixing nuts and bolts on the car parts. He fears that he has no chances of advancing in his career as he cannot completely assemble a car. Which of the following is true with regard to Adam?
A) Adam’s job has high task complexity.
B) Adam’s job has a high span of control.
C) Adam’s job has low role definition.
D) Adam’s job has low task identity.
E) Adam’s job has high task significance.
Answer: D
Explanation: D) Adam’s job has low task identity. This means that the degree to which the job requires the completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work is low.
LO: 1
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Difficulty: Moderate
Quest. Category: Application
Learning Outcome: Describe the major theories of motivation and relate them to organizational performance