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1. Maslow's hierarchy of needs proposes that all needs are sought after to an equal degree at all times.
2. The job characteristics model, or JCM, holds that the three core job dimensionsskill variety, task identity, and task significancecombine to give work true meaning.
3. In Herzberg's view, removing a hygiene factor makes a person less dissatisfied with his or her job.
4. Motivation is a process that leads to a goal.
5. Today's workplaces provide a wide range of scheduling options and benefits that allow employees more flexibility at work and allow them to better balance or integrate their work and personal lives.
6. McClelland thinks that having a high nAch guarantees that a person will be a good manager.
7. Most U.S. employees are excited about their jobs.
8. According to expectancy theory, managers should give all workers the same rewards.
9. Pay-for-performance programs pay employees for their time rather than for their output.
10. McClelland proposed that people with a high nAch simply want to do things better than other people.
11. Using fear as a motivator is a Theory X management style.
12. Goal-setting theory shows that feedback from a superior provides better motivation than self-generated feedback.
13. Most people enjoy work and responsibility and generally have a Theory X view of life.
14. Motivation theories do not work well in U.S. organizations because of the emphasis Americans place on individualism and achievement.
15. A single individual can have high motivation for one task and low motivation for another task.
16. Equity theory holds that employees who feel underpaid will decrease their level of effort and performance in response to feelings of inequity.
17. Maslow's empirical studies provided substantial proof of the validity of his hierarchical model.
18. In Maslow's view, the key to understanding motivation is to understand where in the hierarchy of needs a person is located.
19. In the JCM, autonomy and feedback are not core dimensions for a job.
20. Motivation is a drive that some people have and others don't have.
21. Maslow states that people can no longer be motivated by a given need if it is largely taken care of.
22. The three key elements in the definition of motivation are energy, direction, and achievement.
23. Job sharing improves production by allowing people to fit their jobs better into their lifestyles.
24. Equity theory has three referent categories to which workers compare themselves: persons, systems, and self.
25. Goal-setting theory states that having specific goals improves performance.