BUAD 309 ACTUAL COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE TEST PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ Performance=. Answer: Motivation+Ability+Environment
⩥ equity theory. Answer: focuses on the desire to be treated with equity
and to avoid perceived inequity
⩥ process-based perspectives of motivation. Answer: how people strive
in their efforts to satisfy their needs
⩥ equity. Answer: the perceptual belief that one is being treated fairly in
relation to others
⩥ Expectancy Theory. Answer: Motivation depends on how much we
want something and how likely we think we are going to get it
⩥ valence. Answer: the degree of attractiveness or unattractiveness that
a particular outcome has for a person
⩥ task-specific self-efficacy. Answer: a person's beliefs in his or her
capabilities to do what is required to accomplish a specific task
,⩥ Three components of self-efficacy, and what they mean. Answer:
magnitude- belief of how difficult it will be to accomplish
Strength- belief in how confident the person can be in completing a task
generality - beliefs about the degree to which similar tasks can be
accomplished
⩥ job design. Answer: How organizations define and structure jobs
⩥ job rotation. Answer: systematically moving workers around to
attempt to minimize monotony and boredom
⩥ job enlargement. Answer: horizontal job loading
giving workers more tasks to perform
⩥ job enrichment. Answer: vertical job loading
giving workers more tasks to perform and more control over how they
perform them
⩥ participation. Answer: giving employees a voice in making decisions
about their own work
, ⩥ empowerment. Answer: enabling workers to set their own work goals,
make decisions, and solve problems within their own responsibility and
authority
⩥ Compressed work schedule. Answer: working a lot of hours in fewer
days
ex: employee works a 40-hour week in fewer than five days
⩥ extended work schedule. Answer: Employees work for relatively long
periods of time, followed by relatively long periods of paid time off
⩥ flexible work schedule. Answer: Employees gain more control over
the hours worked daily
⩥ job sharing. Answer: Two or more part-time employees share full-time
jobs
⩥ virtual/ from home. Answer: Employees spend all or part of their time
working off-site
⩥ Alternative workplace benefits. Answer: - reduced absenteeism and
turnover
- reduction in indirect expenses for facilities
GUIDE TEST PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ Performance=. Answer: Motivation+Ability+Environment
⩥ equity theory. Answer: focuses on the desire to be treated with equity
and to avoid perceived inequity
⩥ process-based perspectives of motivation. Answer: how people strive
in their efforts to satisfy their needs
⩥ equity. Answer: the perceptual belief that one is being treated fairly in
relation to others
⩥ Expectancy Theory. Answer: Motivation depends on how much we
want something and how likely we think we are going to get it
⩥ valence. Answer: the degree of attractiveness or unattractiveness that
a particular outcome has for a person
⩥ task-specific self-efficacy. Answer: a person's beliefs in his or her
capabilities to do what is required to accomplish a specific task
,⩥ Three components of self-efficacy, and what they mean. Answer:
magnitude- belief of how difficult it will be to accomplish
Strength- belief in how confident the person can be in completing a task
generality - beliefs about the degree to which similar tasks can be
accomplished
⩥ job design. Answer: How organizations define and structure jobs
⩥ job rotation. Answer: systematically moving workers around to
attempt to minimize monotony and boredom
⩥ job enlargement. Answer: horizontal job loading
giving workers more tasks to perform
⩥ job enrichment. Answer: vertical job loading
giving workers more tasks to perform and more control over how they
perform them
⩥ participation. Answer: giving employees a voice in making decisions
about their own work
, ⩥ empowerment. Answer: enabling workers to set their own work goals,
make decisions, and solve problems within their own responsibility and
authority
⩥ Compressed work schedule. Answer: working a lot of hours in fewer
days
ex: employee works a 40-hour week in fewer than five days
⩥ extended work schedule. Answer: Employees work for relatively long
periods of time, followed by relatively long periods of paid time off
⩥ flexible work schedule. Answer: Employees gain more control over
the hours worked daily
⩥ job sharing. Answer: Two or more part-time employees share full-time
jobs
⩥ virtual/ from home. Answer: Employees spend all or part of their time
working off-site
⩥ Alternative workplace benefits. Answer: - reduced absenteeism and
turnover
- reduction in indirect expenses for facilities
