HROB 101 exam 2 questions and
answers7
Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory - ANSWERS -Hierarchy of 5 needs
1) physiological: hunger, thirst, shelter, sex
2) safety: security and protection from physical and emotional harm
3) social: affection, belongingness, acceptance, friendship
4) esteem: internal factors like self respect autonomy achievement, external factors like status
recognition and attention
5) self-actualization: drive to become what we are capable of becoming; includes growth,
achieving our potential, and self fulfillment
Herzberg's two factor theory - ANSWERS -Theory that relates intrinsic factors to job satisfaction
and associates extrinsic factors with dissatisfaction. Aka motivation hygiene theory
McClelland's theory of needs - ANSWERS -Theory that states achievement, power, and affiliation
are 3 important needs that help explain motivation
Self determination theory - ANSWERS -In some instances, when people do something they love
like being a volunteer at a pet shelter then get paid to do it etc. you may not love it anymore
Define motivation and what does it directly affect & what are its 3 parts - ANSWERS -The
processes that account for an individual's intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward
attaining a goal.
--willingness to exert high efforts towards goals for an extended period of time
-directly affects performance
, -it has direction and intensity
Theory X and Y - ANSWERS -X: believe employees dislike work, are lazy, managers use
punishment and discipline
Y: inherently like work,Maori hard, give employees autonomy, build them up
Job engagement - ANSWERS -How much physical, emotional, mental energy you put into your
job
Goal setting theory and what 3 things can moderate it - ANSWERS -A theory that says specific
and difficult goals, with feedback, lead to higher performance
1) goal commitment
2) task characteristics
3) national culture
Management by objectives and what is the only difference between this and goal setting theory
- ANSWERS -Program that encompasses specific goals, participatively set, for an explicit time
period, with feedback on goal progress
**argues that people should always be setting goals
Self efficacy theory - ANSWERS -An individual's belief that he or she is capable of performing a
task
-high vs low self efficacy
answers7
Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory - ANSWERS -Hierarchy of 5 needs
1) physiological: hunger, thirst, shelter, sex
2) safety: security and protection from physical and emotional harm
3) social: affection, belongingness, acceptance, friendship
4) esteem: internal factors like self respect autonomy achievement, external factors like status
recognition and attention
5) self-actualization: drive to become what we are capable of becoming; includes growth,
achieving our potential, and self fulfillment
Herzberg's two factor theory - ANSWERS -Theory that relates intrinsic factors to job satisfaction
and associates extrinsic factors with dissatisfaction. Aka motivation hygiene theory
McClelland's theory of needs - ANSWERS -Theory that states achievement, power, and affiliation
are 3 important needs that help explain motivation
Self determination theory - ANSWERS -In some instances, when people do something they love
like being a volunteer at a pet shelter then get paid to do it etc. you may not love it anymore
Define motivation and what does it directly affect & what are its 3 parts - ANSWERS -The
processes that account for an individual's intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward
attaining a goal.
--willingness to exert high efforts towards goals for an extended period of time
-directly affects performance
, -it has direction and intensity
Theory X and Y - ANSWERS -X: believe employees dislike work, are lazy, managers use
punishment and discipline
Y: inherently like work,Maori hard, give employees autonomy, build them up
Job engagement - ANSWERS -How much physical, emotional, mental energy you put into your
job
Goal setting theory and what 3 things can moderate it - ANSWERS -A theory that says specific
and difficult goals, with feedback, lead to higher performance
1) goal commitment
2) task characteristics
3) national culture
Management by objectives and what is the only difference between this and goal setting theory
- ANSWERS -Program that encompasses specific goals, participatively set, for an explicit time
period, with feedback on goal progress
**argues that people should always be setting goals
Self efficacy theory - ANSWERS -An individual's belief that he or she is capable of performing a
task
-high vs low self efficacy
