BUADl 304l Midterml Examl Latestl

BUADl 304l Midterml Examl (Latestl 2026/2027l Update)l Review|l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Morel recentl theoriesl ofl motivation

Answer:

takel intol accountl bothl environmentl andl needs

Q:l Equityl theory

Answer:

peoplel strivel forl fairnessl andl justicel inl sociall situations,l assessingl theirl ratiol ofl outcomesl tol inputsl -l shouldl notl bel underl orl overl rewarded

Q:l Whenl wel arel under-rewarded

Answer:

wel willl oftenl lowerl ourl inputs

Q:l Expectancy

Answer:

beliefl thatl effortl willl leadl tol goodl performance

Q:l Whatl impactsl levell ofl expectancy?

Answer:

skills/experience,l performancel clarityl (ifl whatl tol expectl isl fuzzy/clear)

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Q:l Instrumentality

Answer:

beliefl thatl goodl performancel willl leadl tol desiredl outcomes

Q:l Whatl impactsl levell ofl instrumentality?

Answer:

intrinsicl (jobl enrichment)l orl extrinsicl (clearl linel ofl sight)l factors

Q:l Valence

Answer:

howl muchl personl desiresl thosel outcomes

Q:l Whatl impactsl levell ofl valence?

Answer:

intrinsic/extrinsicl needs

Q:l Effortl tol perform

Answer:

expectancyl xl instrumentalityl xl valencel (havingl 0l ofl onel ofl thesel leadsl tol 0l effortl tol perform)

Q:l Whenl wel arel over-rewarded

Answer:

cognitivel dissonancel comesl intol playl -l "oh,l Il deservel this!"

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Q:l Jobl enrichmentl theory

Answer:

jobl characteristicsl (taskl significance,l etc)l shouldl bel usedl tol makel workl morel meaningful,l ultimatelyl leadingl tol highl intrinsicl motivation

Q:l Expectancyl theory

Answer:

peoplel arel motivatedl tol behavel inl waysl thatl producel desiredl expectedl outcomes,l drivesl alll behaviorl alll thel timel (Cummings'l favoritel theoryl becausel itl isl thel mostl powerful)

Q:l Anl effectivel Performancel Managementl Systeml should

Answer:

definel performancel clearly,l monitorl andl evaluatel performance,l reviewl performancel andl deliverl feedback,l andl providel consequencesl tol fitl thel situationl (rewards,l punishments)

Q:l Rewardsl systemsl canl easilyl bel messedl upl by

Answer:

focusingl onl thel wrongl typesl ofl consequencesl (extrinsicallyl rewardingl whenl intrinsicl isl al betterl choice)

Q:l Decisionl making

Answer:

thel processl ofl identifyingl andl choosingl alternativel solutionsl thatl leadl tol al desiredl outcome

Q:l Whatl arel thel prosl ofl intuitional/normativel decisionl making?

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