Solution Manual For Essentials of Organizational Behaviour, 23rd Canadian Edition by Robbins, Judge & Breward All chapters 1-14

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Chapter 5 Motivation in Action
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5.1 MultiplenChoicenQuestions



1) Thinkingnofnmoneynasnanmotivator,nexpectancyntheorynmainlynsuggestsnthat

A) moneynplaysnnonpartninnmotivatingnemployeenbehaviour.

B) moneynisnthenonlynextrinsicnmotivator.

C) individualsnneedntonvaluenthenreward,nwhethernitnisnmoneynornsomethingnelse,nornitnwon'tnbe
nmotivational.



D) individualsncarenlittlenaboutnthenvaluenofnthenrewardnbutnappreciatenthengesture.

E) thenmerensuggestionnofnmorenmoneynwillnmotivatenemployees.

Answer:n C
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Diff:n1n n Type:nMCn n PagenRef:n164

Topic:n FromnTheoryntonPractice—

ThenRolenofnMoneynSkill:n Recall

Objective:n 1



2) Moneynisnprobablynthenmostnemotionallynmeaningfulnobjectninncontemporarynlife.nOnly

A) sexnandnambitionnarenitsnclosencompetitors.

B) egonandnambitionnarenitsnclosencompetitors.

C) shelternandnambitionnarenitsnclosencompetitors.

D) foodnandnsexnarenitsnclosencompetitors.

E) foodnandnshelternarenitsnclosencompetitors.

Answer:n D
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,Topic:n FromnTheoryntonPractice—

ThenRolenofnMoneynSkill:n Recall

Objective:n 1

3) Whennusingnbonuses,nmanagersnshouldnbenmindfulnof

A) thenamount,nsonthatnthenbonusndoesnnotnnegativelynaffectnthenprofitsnofnthencompany.

B) notnrecognizingnfriendsnwithinnthencompany.

C) thensizenofnthenbonusninnrelationntontheneventnrecognized.

D) potentialnunexpectednbehavioursnarisingnwhennemployeesntryntonensurentheynwillnreceivenbonuses.

E) verynlittle,nthenbonusnisnjustnsoneffective.

Answer:n D
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Diff:n2n n Type:nMCn n PagenRef:n169

Topic:n CreatingnEffectivenRewardnSystemsnSkil

l:n Recall

Objective:n 1



4) Onenstrengthnofnanvariable-

paynprogramnisnthatnitnA)nencouragesnindividualsntonw

orkntogetherneffectively.

B) increasesnthenskillnlevelsnofnemployees.

C) motivatesntasknperformance.

D) cannreducenthennumbernofnemployeesnneeded.

E) canncausenunhealthyncompetitionnamongnemployees.

Answer:n C
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Diff:n2n n Type:nMCn n PagenRef:n165

Topic:n CreatingnEffectivenRewardnSystemsnSkil

l:n Recall

Objective:n 1



5) Profitnsharingnplans

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,A) focusnonnpastnfinancialnresults.




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, B) arencompany-establishednbenefitnplansninnwhichnemployeesnacquiresnstocknasnpartnofntheirnbenefits.

C) givenemployeesnthenrightntonbuynstockninnthencompanynatnanlaterndatenfornanguaranteednprice.

D) focusnonnfuturenfinancialnresults.

E) givenemployeesnthenrightntonbuynstockninnthencompanynatnanlaterndatenfornthenmarketnpricenatnthatntime

.nAnswer:n A

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Topic:n CreatingnEffectivenRewardnSystemsnSkil

l:n Recall

Objective:n 2



6) Paynsecrecy

A) isnillegal.

B) isnrequiredninnallngovernmentnagencies.

C) increasesnemployeenperceptionnthatnpaynisnsubjective.

D) isnrecommendednfornallnorganizations.

E) contributesntonemployeenmotivation.

Answer:n C
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Topic:n CreatingnEffectivenRewardnSystemsnSkil

l:n Recall

Objective:n 1




7) TaylornInc.nhasndifferentnbenefitsnplansnfornemployeesnwhonarensinglenparentsnasncomparedntonthosen
fornsinglenemployeesnwithnnondependents.nSpecifically,nsinglenparentsngetnadditionalndisabilityninsurance
nasnwellnasnlifeninsurance.nThisntypenofnbenefitnplannisnknownnasnA)ncore-plus.



B) modular.

C) flexible.

D) cafeteria.



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