Theories of Motivation
What is something that prompts an individual to release his or her energy in a certain direction?
According to Maslow's hierarchy of need, the most basic needs are the _____ needs.
Theory X managers view their workers as _____ and _____.
In Herzberg's model, potential job dissatisfiers are called _____ factors.
Equity theory is a theory of motivation that focuses on the link between motivation and _____.
What was Mr. G's first Job?
A. Famous Pizza
B. Toys R Us
C. Target
D. Caraluzzis
B. Toys R Us
The father of scientific management was:
Which of the following is NOT a need identified in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
The _____ style of management is based on a pessimistic view of human nature and assumes that the average person dislikes work, will try to avoid work, prefers to be directed, avoids responsibility, and wants security above all else.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a job satisfier?
GAME!
1 person per group. Grab a sheet of paper, and wager points. Winner gets all!
Basket toss!
How many times has Mr. Gutierrez been to the ERA's tour?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
C) 2
According to _____, workers respond to attention from superiors, and they like their opinions to be valued.
Bart Pietz works as a paramedic. Because he has just worked a plane crash and has been 20 hours without rest, he is extremely sleepy. Pietz needs to satisfy his _____ need.
GAME!
1 person per group!
Wager points!
_____ is the expansion of the number of tasks and variety of tasks performed by a worker.
The rewarding of a bonus for finishing a job proposal in a timely fashion would demonstrate how _____ theory can be used to motivate employees.
What job did Mr. G want to do when he grew up?
a. Movie Star
b. Police Officer
c. Teacher
d. Veterinarian
d. Veterinarian
GAME!
1 person per group!
Slitherio
In Maslow's theory, the need to belong to informal social groups both on and off the job is an example of _____ needs.
The Theory Z style of management emphasizes:
_____ is the redesign of a job to provide workers with more authority, responsibility, challenge, and the opportunity for more personal achievement is called:
GAME!
Group Gets to challenge, with the winner taking the others points
1 vs 1 clash
or
1 vs 1 geoguessr
Which one of these is True?
A. Mr. G had to go through driver an 8 hour driver retraining program because he received 3 traffic tickets.
B. Mr. G's used to eat sushi about once a week, until he went to Shumi in Fairfield where he was given an inedible meal that caused him to go the ER.
C. Mr. G dialed back going to Dunkin Donuts after realizing that he had spent over $8,000 on his morning runs.
D. Mr. G's favorite senior is Berekely.
A. Mr. G had to go through driver an 8 hour driver retraining program because he received 3 traffic tickets.
The idea that employees are motivated by their expectations, or estimates of chances for reward, is called the _____ theory.
When Maslow wrote, "A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be," he was more than likely referring to man's:
According to Theory Y, workers _____ their work.
GAME!
1 person in the group
Heardle
Which of the following statements BEST describes the role of feedback within goal-setting theory?
Which one of these is a lie?
A. Mr. G does not enjoy dogs because he had a Chihuahua that bit through his finger nail.
B. Mr. G did not know what his first name was when entering Kindergarten
C. At one of Mr. G's games, his mother fell down the bleachers, managed to dislocate her knee, and had to be taken to the hospital.
D. Mr. G's parents left him at Target not once, but twice between the ages of 8 -> 10
D. Mr. G's parents left him at Target not once, but twice between the ages of 8 -> 10