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Michael just graduated from college with a business degree. He is ready to conquer the world. His confidence in his ability is high and he feels that he has acquired many tools to work through business-related problems during his time in school. Michael is feeling which factors associated with psychological empowerment?

A) high meaningfulness and impact
B) high competence and low impact
C) high competence and self-determination
D) low meaningfulness and high self-determination

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Organizations should focus on high salary and bonus structures in order to recruit and retain millennials.

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Which element of intrinsic motivation is explained as the feeling of satisfaction and control we get from making efforts that do not rely on any external influences?

An employee might work four 10-hr days each week and then enjoy a 3-day weekend, or work 80 hr in 9 days with an extra day off every other week. This is an example of ______.

Which term below means flexible working hours whereby an employee can customize his or her own work hours within limits established by management?

______ rewards employees for the acquisition of new skills that lead to enhanced work performance.

Which of the factors of psychological empowerment is associated with having a higher level of autonomy and control over decision-making?

Demetri enjoys going to work. His work is challenging, and he feels he is using his capabilities and building his skills. Demetri's feelings can be categorized as the need for ______.

Which term below is one of the types of team and organization performance-based pay plans?

Margo has just opened a new clothing store. She can't afford to pay much over minimum wage at this point, but she plans to distribute a portion of her earnings to employees once she has paid off her start-up costs. Margo plans on using which kind of extrinsic reward?

Which psychological empowerment belief is defined as the feeling of making a difference?

______ is the extent to which employees feel a sense of personal fulfillment associated with competence, self-determination, impact, and meaningfulness.

Which of the factors associated with psychological empowerment is the understanding of skills, knowledge, and strengths that enable a person to make choices and initiate work tasks?

Which nontraditional work schedule gives employees the benefit of an extra day off by allowing them to work their usual number of hours in fewer days per pay period?

One negative aspect of ______ is that employees may max out their skill levels, which means they cannot receive any additional pay increases unless they change jobs.

Change It Pharmaceuticals is lacking in employee motivation. Devon, the CEO believes that his staff just needs a little push by giving them an understanding of the importance of each of their positions to the company while allowing them to also see each of their own direct impact. Each position, from product development to sales, plays a crucial role in Change It Pharmaceuticals. Devon feels that giving timely information regarding their job performance and letting them know the importance of their roles to the company will improve work performance. Devon has focused on which two characteristics of the job characteristic model?

Hans plans to make his employees' positions more complex by increasing their responsibilities, which in turn will increase their authority to accomplish their own tasks. He hopes that if he takes the time to enrich their positions, then they will be more satisfied with their jobs. Hans plans to use which job design tactic to increase motivation?

Jessica works at a Golf Shop where she feels she can help people improve their game while also earning a profit. A new manager explained that she wants Jessica to focus less on giving golf tips and more on increasing sales of the most expensive items. As a result, Jessica is likely feeling which factors associated with psychological empowerment?

Piercing Manufacturing consists of five different levels of its manufacturing plant. Each level has a myriad of tasks that are performed. The company understands how repetitive work could create burnout. In order to motivate its employees, Piercing Manufacturing has adopted the skill-based pay schedule. What are the positives and negatives to using skill-based pay extrinsic rewards in this scenario?

Alistair thinks that he is a very successful web developer. He feels good about his contribution to his industry, but recognizes the pay is lousy. Alistair is ______ motivated