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Something that prompts a person to release energy in a certain direction is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The gap between what is and what is required is a:Read the answer and worked solution →The mechanical engineer called the father of scientific management was:Read the answer and worked solution →Workers at one plant produced more simply because they felt singled out for attention. This is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The professor invited to study the workers at the Hawthorne plant was:Read the answer and worked solution →The theorist who proposed a hierarchy of five human needs was:Read the answer and worked solution →A manager who assumes people dislike work and must be directed closely follows:Read the answer and worked solution →A manager who assumes people will seek responsibility and can be trusted follows:Read the answer and worked solution →The approach combining United States and Japanese business practices is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The researcher who asked what people really want from their work experience was:Read the answer and worked solution →Intrinsic job elements that lead to worker satisfaction are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Extrinsic elements of the work environment that cannot themselves motivate are:Read the answer and worked solution →Herzberg concluded that good working conditions keep people at a job but:Read the answer and worked solution →A theory holding that satisfaction depends on how fairly workers feel treated against coworkers is:Read the answer and worked solution →A theory saying action depends on belief that it brings an outcome the person values is:Read the answer and worked solution →A theory holding that intending to work toward a goal is itself a main source of motivation is:Read the answer and worked solution →A theory saying people act because they know certain consequences follow is:Read the answer and worked solution →Increasing the number and variety of tasks a person performs is:Read the answer and worked solution →Increasing an employee's autonomy, responsibility and decision-making authority is:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the motivatorsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the need levelsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the theory gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the motivation wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Theory X or Theory YRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the theoriesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Motivation bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A supervisor rates almost every employee in a narrow middle band. This error is:Read the answer and worked solution →A supervisor who marks everyone very high, regardless of work, shows:Read the answer and worked solution →An employee rated above average on one factor is then rated the same on every factor. This is the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Something that prompts a person to release energy in a certain direction is called:

  1. Motivation
  2. Meditation
  3. Moderation
  4. Modulation
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Correct answer: A. Motivation

1. Energy is already there. 2. This gives it a direction. 3. It is motivation. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business, Chapter 9, Motivating Employees._

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The gap between what is and what is required is a:

  1. Nerve
  2. Need
  3. Note
  4. Name
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Correct answer: B. Need

1. A want is the gap with what is desired. 2. This one is about what is required. 3. It is a need. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business, Chapter 9, Motivating Employees._

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The mechanical engineer called the father of scientific management was:

  1. Frederick Taylor
  2. Frederick Herzberg
  3. Frederick Mayo
  4. Frederick Ouchi
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Correct answer: A. Frederick Taylor

1. His system rests on four principles. 2. It splits work between managers and workers. 3. He was Frederick W. Taylor. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business, Chapter 9, Motivating Employees._

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