Select the choice which best completes the statement, or answers the question, by clicking on the corresponding letter.
Temea spends a lot of effort selecting her employees. Thus, when she hires someone, she just knows they will perform well and has a lot of confidence in them. According to ____, the employees probably will perform well.
equity theory
the Pygmalion effect
intrinsic motivation theory
goal setting theory
According to research by Eden (1998), training supervisors to use the Pygmalion Leadership Style:
increases employee self-esteem
does not increase subordinate self-esteem
has had mixed results
will save an organization money
Bob hates his work but will work hard if the supervisor is around to punish employees who are not working. Bob is probably ____ motivation.
high in extrinsic
high in intrinsic
low in both extrinsic and intrinsic
high in both extrinsic and intrinsic
An individual's orientation toward intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is measured by the:
Employee Personality Inventory
Job Descriptive Index
Test of Motivational Style
Work Preference Inventory
5. Employees with a high need for ____ are motivated by jobs that are challenging and over which they have some control.