Test Bank For Organizational Managing People And Organization 12th Edition

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Test Bank For Organizational Managing People And Organization 12th Edition

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1. Goal-setting theory assumes that individual behavior results from conscious goals and intentions.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

2. For difficult goals to motivate behavior, they must be set at a reasonable level so they are possible to attain.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

3. Goal difficulty is the clarity and precision of a goal.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   False

4. A performance management system comprises the processes and activities involved in performance appraisals.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

5. Performance measurement with a judgmental orientation focuses on the future and uses information to improve performance.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   False

6. In most measurement systems, the employee’s primary evaluator is her supervisor’s supervisor.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   False

7. 360-degree feedback includes evaluations from a boss and peers, but not from subordinates.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   False

8. Organizations can usually benefit from conducting performance appraisals on an annual basis.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

9. Appraising performance at the individual level is acceptable in the United States.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

10. Individual performance measurement methods include behaviorally anchored rating scales and checklists.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

11. The purpose of reward systems in most organizations is to attract, retain, and motivate qualified employees.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

12. The surface value of a reward to an employee is its objective meaning of worth.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

13. Base pay includes such compensation as gain-sharing and profit-sharing programs.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   False

14. Employee stock option plans are incentive programs in which employees are given stock in the company at no charge.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   False

15. Bonus systems and piecework programs are considered incentive-based compensation systems.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

16. The IRS has begun to tax some perquisites given to employees.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

17. An organization’s social security, unemployment, and workers’ compensation contributions are set by law.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

18. An organization that uses a flexible reward system may allow employees to choose the combination of benefits they prefer, but not how they receive their pay.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   False

19. A policy of pay secrecy can be expected to improve workers’ motivation.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   False

20. Expatriates should be paid differently from their domestic equivalent workers when there are cost-of-living differences in their host areas.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   True

21. Job design involves how organizations design work that is performed in a company, rather than how jobs are structured.
a.  True
b.  False
ANSWER:   False