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Question 1 1 out of 1 points       Motivation is the set of forces that initiates, directs, and makes people persist in their efforts to accomplish a goal

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• Question 1

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  	Motivation is the set of forces that initiates, directs, and makes people persist in their efforts to accomplish a goal.

• Question 2

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  	An intrinsic reward is a reward associated with performing a task or activity for its own sake.

• Question 3

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  	One of the simplest, most effective ways to motivate workers is to give them specific, challenging goals that they accept.

• Question 4

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  	For goal-setting theory to motivate employees, managers must provide frequent, specific, performance-related feedback.

• Question 5

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  	The three components of ____ are initiation of effort, direction of effort, and persistence of effort.

• Question 6

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  	____ are the rewards associated with performing a task or activity for its own sake.

• Question 7

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  	Leadership is the process of influencing others to achieve group or organizational goals.

• Question 8

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  	One of the differences between managers and leaders is that managers focus on visions, missions, goals, and objectives, and leaders focus solely on productivity and efficiency.

• Question 9

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  	Initiating structure leader behavior has also been referred to as "job-centered leadership" and "concern for production."

• Question 10

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  	The leadership behavior of consideration has also been referred to as "concern for people" and "employee-centered leadership."

• Question 11

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  	The three major situational leadership theories all assume that the effectiveness of any leadership style (the way a leader generally behaves toward followers) depends on the situation.

• Question 12

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  	There is no such thing as a "best" leadership style for all situations and employees.

• Question 13

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  	As described in the path-goal theory, directive leadership is similar to the key leadership behavior of initiating structure.

• Question 14

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  	____is the process of influencing others to achieve group or organizational goals.

• Question 15

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  	The three significant disadvantages that teams and teamwork are prone to are initially high turnover, social loafing, and legal risk.

• Question 16

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  	Cross-functional teams are purposefully composed of employees from different functional areas of the organization.

• Question 17

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  	Norms are informally agreed-upon standards that regulate team behavior. They are valuable because they let team members know what is expected of them.

• Question 18

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  	Team norms may be associated with either positive or negative outcomes for the company.