When doing performance appraisals, managers tend to rate those who are similar to them _____.
a. lower than those who are different from them
b. higher than those who are different from them
c. about the same as those who are different from them
d. on a different scale
e. none of the above
Question 2Creative people are motivated by intrinsic motivation so they should receive low salaries. _____ True or _____ False. Why?
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3List five times when the group-decision approach should be used
What will be an ideal response?
Question 4If a politician wants to run for office because she is motivated by a need to have a positive impact on government and influence her environment, which of McClelland's needs best describes what is motivating her?
a. physiological
b. affiliation
c. achievement
d. security
e. power
Question 5Which of the following is not a key element of flow?
a. immediate feedback to one's actions
b. clear goals every step of the way
c. concern about failure
d. self-consciousness disappears
e. sense of time is distorted
Question 6List and briefly explain three questions a supervisor should ask herself when she receives a special request from an employee that is about work schedules, procedures, breaks, and personal matters that are important to the individual but relatively
insignificant in the total operation.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 7One way organizations can stimulate attention from managers to the performance appraisal process is to _____.
a. reward managers with the least staff turnover
b. evaluate managers on the number of subordinates who receive high appraisals
c. evaluate managers on how well they develop their subordinates
d. answer choices a, b and c
e. none of the above
Question 8Which of the following is not a creativity killer?
a. critical evaluation
b. close, controlling supervision
c. time pressure
d. political problems
e. supportive supervision