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UGBA 105 Midterm 1- Questions & Answers
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UGBA 105 Midterm 1- Questions &Answers
When ratios are unequal, it creates tension inside the employee and they are motivated to
restore equity.
how to restore equity Correct Ans-1. Employees change inputs/outcomes
2. Employees change referents I/O
3. Employees change perception of I/O
4. Employees change the referent
5. Employees/referent leaves
Procedural Justice Theory Correct Ans-a theory that predicts that people will obey the law
from a sense of obligation that flows from seeing legal authorities as moral and legitimate
Organizational justice theory Correct Ans-Concerned with employees' perceptions of overall
fairness in their organizations.
4 forms of this theory are:
1. Distributive Justice - perceived fairness of distribution of outcomes
2. procedural justice - perceived fairness of procedures used to make decisions about the
distribution of outcomes
3. interpersonal justice - perceived fairness of the interpersonal treatment employees receive
from the distributors of outcomes (managers)
, 4. informational justice - employee perceptions of the extent to which managers explain their
decisions and the procedures they used to arrive there
Creating a motivating work setting Correct Ans-Employers can use the theories of work
motivation which provide complementary approaches to understanding and managing
motivation in organizations.
Job Design Correct Ans-the process of linking specific tasks to specific jobs and deciding what
techniques, equipment, and procedures should be used to perform those tasks
Scientific Management Correct Ans-Stresses job simplification and specialization to increase
efficiency. Focuses on extrinsic motivation and may result in high levels of job dissatisfaction.
Job Characteristics model Correct Ans-an approach to job design that aims to identify
characteristics that make jobs intrinsically motivating and the consequences of those
characteristics
Social Information Processing Model Correct Ans-approach to job design where information
from other people and employees' own past behaviors influence employees' perceptions of and
responses to the design of their jobs
Goal Setting Theory Correct Ans-suggests that specific, difficult goals lead to higher
motivation and performance than do easy goals, moderate goals, vague goals, or no goals
Organizational Culture definition Correct Ans-a set share of values, beliefs, and norms that
influences the way employees think, feel, and behave toward each other and toward people
outside their org
3 levels of culture Correct Ans-- artifacts: what can be observed
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