Is the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work.

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Chapter 7: Motivation: from concepts to applications

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16) In the job characteristics model, ________ refers to the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work.

A) task significance

B) skill variety

C) autonomy

D) task identity

17) In the job characteristics model, task significance refers to the degree to which a job ________.

A) provides freedom, independence, and discretion to the individual in carrying out the work

B) requires a variety of activities and uses a number of different employee skills and talents

C) requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work

D) has a substantial impact on the lives or work of other people

18) Coworkers Bob and Tom were comparing checks on Friday. Bob saw that Tom's was significantly larger, which made Bob unhappy. Which theory best explains Bob's reaction?

A) Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory

B) Herzberg's two-factor theory

C) Adams' equity theory

D) Vroom's expectancy theory

19) After seeing Tom's paycheck, Bob decided their inputs were nearly identical but Tom's check was much larger. Bob decided to take action to make things fairer in his mind. He is most likely to ________.

A) increase the quantity of his production

B) focus on the quality of his production

C) reduce his effort at work

D) find another person to compare checks with

20) In the expectancy theory, ________ is the degree to which the individual believes that performing at a particular level is instrumental in attaining the desired outcome.

A) expectancy

B) valence

C) performance-reward linkage

D) effort-performance linkage

21) In the expectancy theory, ________ is the importance that the individual places on the potential outcome or reward that can be achieved on the job.

A) expectancy

B) valence

C) instrumentality

D) saliency

22) Temporary workers are often motivated by ________.

A) autonomy in their work and flexibility in their schedules

B) the opportunity to become regular, full-time employees

C) the ability to change assignments frequently

D) recognition and responsibility

23) The use of employee recognition programs as motivational tools is consistent with the ________ theory.

A) hierarchy of needs

B) reinforcement

C) three-factor

D) expectancy

24) Which one of the following is true about motivating unique groups of workers?

A) Higher pay is the only reward that is important to low-skilled, minimum-wage employees.

B) Flexible work arrangements have shown a strong link with high motivation levels.

C) Money and promotions are typically low on the priority list of professionals.

D) For most temp workers, the freedom they get from their temporary status is the main motivator.

A framework for analyzing and designing jobs that identifies five primary core job dimensions their interrelationships, and their impact on outcomes. Job characteristics mode (JCM) identifies five core job dimensions, their interrelationships, and their impact on employee productivity, motivation, and satisfaction. These five core job dimensions are:

1. Skill variety, the degree to which a job requires aa variety of activities so that an employee can use a number of different skills and talents.
2. Task identity, the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work.
3. Task significance, the degree to which a job has a substantial impact on the lives or work of other people.
4. Autonomy, the degree to which a job provides substantial freedom, independence, and discretion to an individual in scheduling work and determining the procedures to be used in carrying it out.
5. Feedback, the degree to which doing work activities required by a job results in an individual obtaining direct and clear information about the effectiveness of this or her performance.

Is the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work according to the job characteristics theory?

Which of the following is the core job dimension which refers to the degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities?

What is task identity?

Is the extent to which to job includes whole identifiable unit of work that is carried out from start to finish and that results in a visible outcome?