Motivation and Incentives
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What is one question to consider when evaluating incentives?

  • What are the safety measures in place for the incentives?
  • What kind of incentives are most effective?
  • What message(s) are they intending to send? (correct)
  • How much money should be offered as an incentive?

Which of the following is NOT a factor that shapes the meaning of monetary rewards?

  • How they are distributed
  • Why they are distributed
  • Who distributes them
  • To whom they are distributed (correct)

Based on the text, which of the following is NOT a key source of meaningful motivation?

  • Impact
  • Money (correct)
  • Intrinsic motivation
  • Family

Which of the following is NOT a question to ask about pay?

<p>How does our compensation strategy align with our company values? (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three factors that shape motivation?

<p>Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which gender is more likely to be selfless givers?

<p>Women (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a team's intelligence when there is competition within the team?

<p>It decreases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between team communication and team intelligence?

<p>Teams with more communication are more intelligent (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a downside of being a good organizational citizen?

<p>Better performance evaluation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of citizenship behavior mentioned in the text?

<p>Engaging in deviant behaviors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one potential consequence of employees feeling pressured to engage in citizenship behaviors?

<p>Pressure to engage in citizenship may start entitlement for employees to act out by engaging in deviant behaviours (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three types of citizenship crafting?

<p>Task crafting, relationship crafting, cognitive crafting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of aligning citizenship behavior with employees' strengths and intrinsic motives?

<p>Conservation of financial resources (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main point made about being a selfless giver in organizations?

<p>Selfless givers are at risk of burnout or attrition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the six profiles of productive giving?

<p>Experts, coaches, mentors, connectors, extra-milers, helpers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a key concept mentioned in the text?

<p>Managers and employees should focus on energizing, valued ways of helping each other out (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one way to be a team multiplier, rather than a diminisher?

<p>Identifying your preferred ways of giving (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is mentioned as a potential consequence of employees feeling pressured to engage in citizenship behaviors?

<p>Decreased job performance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what are the two types of team leaders?

<p>Diminishers and multipliers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one characteristic of diminishers, according to the text?

<p>They make centralized decisions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one characteristic of multipliers, according to the text?

<p>They believe people are smart and will figure things out (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what are the two types of job performance?

<p>Task and contextual (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes collective intelligence (CI)?

<p>The general ability of the group to perform a wide variety of tasks. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What predicts collective intelligence (CI) in a group?

<p>The average group member social sensitivity. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Marshmallow Challenge?

<p>Building the tallest possible structure in 18 minutes using limited supplies. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the best predictor of job performance, according to the text?

<p>General mental ability (intelligence) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason why people analytics should include better person analytics?

<p>People often differ more from themselves than they do from one another. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a large validation effort indicate about an assessment tool?

<p>It is a general-purpose tool suitable for every job. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that Google looks for in a candidate?

<p>Role-related knowledge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using behavioral questions in interviews?

<p>To reveal patterns of behavior (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which dimension is NOT a part of the employment blueprints?

<p>Compensation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the implication of founders' blueprint choices for organization-building?

<p>Changes in blueprints even in start-ups with stable leadership (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using structured interview questions?

<p>Structured interviews make candidates happier (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of people analytics?

<p>To increase the odds of forming productive long-term relationships with current or future employees (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk associated with a granular approach to data collection?

<p>The risk of hypercustomisation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Google look for in terms of leadership?

<p>Leadership that ignores formal designations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential consequence of changing the HR blueprint in a technology start-up?

<p>Lower administrative overheads (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one potential barrier to the inclusion of women in technical roles as technology companies grow?

<p>Strong emphasis on 'fitting in' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one lesson learned from the text about selecting an initial HR blueprint for technology start-ups?

<p>Select a blueprint that suits the present and anticipated future strategy and environment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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