2.2.1 Motivational Theories and Style

Question 1

In Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid:

Y axis: Concern for Production
X axis: Concern for People

T or F

Answer 1

F

Baligtad

Question 2

In Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid:

This is the degree to which a leader considers the needs of team members, their interests, and areas of personal development when deciding how best to accomplish a task

a. Concern for People
b. Concern for Production

Answer 2

a

Question 3

In Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid:

This is the degree to which a leader emphasizes concrete objectives, organizational efficiency and high productivity when deciding how best to accomplish a task.

a. Concern for People
b. Concern for Production

Answer 3

b

Question 4

(9,1)

a. Impoverished style
b. Country Club style
c. Autocratic Style
d. Middle-of-the-road style
e. Team Management

Answer 4

c

Question 5

(1,1)

a. Impoverished style
b. Country Club style
c. Autocratic Style
d. Middle-of-the-road style
e. Team Management

Answer 5

a

Question 6

(1,9)

a. Impoverished style
b. Country Club style
c. Autocratic Style
d. Middle-of-the-road style
e. Team Management

Answer 6

b

Question 7

(5,5)

a. Impoverished style
b. Country Club style
c. Autocratic Style
d. Middle-of-the-road style
e. Team Management

Answer 7

d

Question 8

(9,9)

a. Impoverished style
b. Country Club style
c. Autocratic Style
d. Middle-of-the-road style
e. Team Management

Answer 8

e

Question 9

The manager shows a low concern for both people and production.

He (or she) avoids getting into trouble.

His main concern is not to be held responsible for any mistakes

a. Impoverished style
b. Country Club style
c. Autocratic Style
d. Middle-of-the-road style
e. Team Management

Answer 9

a

Question 10

Motivation is high

Empowerment, commitment, trust and respect are the key elements on a team atmosphere

a. Impoverished style
b. Country Club style
c. Autocratic Style
d. Middle-of-the-road style
e. Team Management

Answer 10

e

Question 11

Autocratic leader, has strict rules, policies, and procedures

Motivating employees by punishment / giving high salary

People in this category believe that employees are simply a means to an end.

a. Impoverished style
b. Country Club style
c. Autocratic Style
d. Middle-of-the-road style
e. Team Management

Answer 11

c

Question 12

A compromising style

Gives some concern to both people and production

Neither the production nor the people needs are fully met.

a. Impoverished style
b. Country Club style
c. Autocratic Style
d. Middle-of-the-road style
e. Team Management

Answer 12

d

Question 13

The working environment is fun and relaxing, but the production suffers due to lack of direction and control.

Manager taught that treatment with employees will lead to self-motivation and will find people working hard on their own.

a. Impoverished style
b. Country Club style
c. Autocratic Style
d. Middle-of-the-road style
e. Team Management

Answer 13

b

Question 14

The Advantages of blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid includes:

• Used to help managers analyze their own leadership styles through a technique known as grid training.
• Used to identify how managers stand with respect to their concern for production and people.
• Aimed at basically helping leaders reach to the ideal state of 9, 9.

Which of the following does not include?

Answer 14

None

Question 15

The theory of motivation in which employees base their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with work on hygiene factors and motivator factors

a. Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
b. Frederick Herzber’s Motivator-Hygiene Theory
c. Mcgregor Theory X and Theory Y
d. Hershey Blanchard Model
e. Fred Friedler Theory

Answer 15

b

Question 16

Psychology theory in which all individuals focus on the fundamental needs and once those are fulfilled will progress to higher needs

a. Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
b. Frederick Herzber’s Motivator-Hygiene Theory
c. Mcgregor Theory X and Theory Y
d. Hershey Blanchard Model
e. Fred Friedler Theory

Answer 16

a

Question 17

In Mcgregor Theory X and Theory Y:

• The average person dislikes work and will avoid it if possible.
• Because people don’t like to work, they must be controlled, directed, or threatened with punishment to get them to make an effort.
• The average person prefers to be directed, avoids responsibility, is relatively unambitious, and wants security above all else

Answer 17

Theory X

Question 18

In Mcgregor Theory X and Theory Y:

• Work is as natural as play or rest. People want to and can be self-directed and self-controlled and will try to achieve organizational goals they believe in.
• Workers can be motivated using positive incentives and will try hard to accomplish organizational goals if they believe they will be rewarded for doing so.
• Under proper conditions, the average person not only accepts responsibility but seeks it out. Most workers have a relatively high degree of imagination and creativity and are willing to help solve problems

Answer 18

Theory Y

Question 19

A leadership theory based on situational models; there is no single “best” style of leadership, but is more dependent on the task, knowledge, and group dynamics for each situation.

It focuses on the ability and willingness of individual employees.

a. Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
b. Frederick Herzber’s Motivator-Hygiene Theory
c. Mcgregor Theory X and Theory Y
d. Hershey Blanchard Model
e. Fred Friedler Theory

Answer 19

d

Question 20

• Leadership theory based on two factors of situational contingency: Leadership style and situation control.
• It uses the Least Preferred co-worker scale to measure an individual’s leadership orientation.
• A high score suggests a human relations orientation in contrasts to a low LPC score that indicates a task orientation

a. Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
b. Frederick Herzber’s Motivator-Hygiene Theory
c. Mcgregor Theory X and Theory Y
d. Hershey Blanchard Model
e. Fred Friedler Theory

Answer 20

e

Question 21

Uses a theory of psychological types to make insights of type theory applicable to individuals and groups

Answer 21

Myers - Briggs Type Indicator