Equity model of Motivation

88. According to the expectancy model, a manager’s perception of reality and the employee’s perception of reality are often the same. Therefore, a manager can use his perceptions to set the performance standards and rewards.


ANS: F

Employee's perceptions of reality are often different than a manager’s perception. A manager should base the performance standards and rewards on the employee’s perception of reality.


89. In the Communication Competency: Intuit, the Thanks Program is used to reward employees who show exceptional performance.

ANS: T


90. In the Communication Competency: Intuit, the awards given out in the Thanks Program are determined by top management.

ANS: F

The awards are determined by the team leaders.


91. The equity model focuses on an individual’s feelings of how fairly she is treated in comparison with others. It is based on the belief that individuals are motivated to maintain a

fair, or equitable, relationship between themselves and others and to avoid relationships that are unfair or inequitable.

ANS: T

92. The two variables compared in the equity model are positives and negatives.


ANS: F

The two variables compared in the equity model are inputs and outcomes.


93. In the equity model, inputs represent what an individual contributes to an exchange.

ANS: T