Organizational Behavior, 18e (Robbins)
Chapter 7 Motivation Concepts
1) ________ is defined as the processes that account for an individual's intensity, direction, and
persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.
A) Leadership
B) Management
C) Learning
D) Emotional labor
E) Motivation
Answer: E
Explanation: Motivation is defined as the processes that account for an individual's intensity,
direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.
LO: 7.1: Describe the three key elements of motivation.
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
2) The ________ dimension of motivation measures how long a person can maintain effort.
A) direction
B) persistence
C) intensity
D) knowledge
E) experience
Answer: B
Explanation: Motivation has a persistence dimension. This measures how long a person can
maintain effort. Motivated individuals stay with a task long enough to achieve their goal.
LO: 7.1: Describe the three key elements of motivation.
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
3) The ________ element of motivation describes how hard a person tries.
A) intelligence
B) experience
C) direction
D) intensity
E) persistence
Answer: D
Explanation: Intensity describes how hard a person tries. This is the element most of us focus on
when we talk about motivation.
LO: 7.1: Describe the three key elements of motivation.
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
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Asked by april1966 Organizational Behavior MG 630 for Monroe College Hi, This is my midterm review for Organizational behavior. Would anybody help me please? I want to be sure about the answer and definitions. Thank you The ________ dimension of motivation measures how long a person can maintain effort. A) direction B) persistence C) intensity D) knowledge E) experience
If we consider Maslow's hierarchy of needs in the context of Japan, Greece, and Mexico, where uncertainty-avoidance characteristics are strong, then ________ needs would be on top of the hierarchy. A) self-actualization B) security C) social D) esteem E) growth Why is Maslow's theory criticized? A)
The concept of self-actualization was unfounded. B) There is little evidence that needs are structured or operate in the way it describes. C) The esteem need is a more powerful motivator than self-actualization. D) Its terminology tends to alienate those to whom it is applied. E) It does not adequately describe how an organization can satisfy higher-order needs. According to Douglas
McGregor's Theory Y, a manager assumes that employees ________. A) need to be directed B) prefer to be controlled C) learn to accept responsibility D) need to be micromanaged E) attempt to avoid work If Alberta is a categorized as a Theory X manager, which of the following behaviors is she most likely to exhibit?
A) She will empower her subordinates. B) She will trust her employees to use their discretion in most matters. C) She will strictly control all the details of any project she is managing. D) She will delegate authority extensively to junior managers. E) She will let her employees choose their own goals. The ________ theory is also called motivation-hygiene
theory. A) hierarchy of needs B) goal-setting C) self-determination D) cognitive evaluation E) two-factor Which of the following theories proposes the idea of a dual continuum? A) Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory 1 Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.
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