Question 1

Self-leadership includes the practice of self-reinforcement.

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Self-reinforcement involves rewarding oneself for desired behavior or accomplishments. This is a key aspect of self-leadership, which involves taking responsibility for one's own growth and development as a leader.

Question 2

Busy Bee Ltd.has a large secretarial pool on the third floor of company headquarters where professional and lower-level managers have their reports and other documents word-processed.The tasks are received by the secretarial pool coordinator and assigned randomly (on an availability basis)to secretaries in the pool.The secretaries often do not know the managers or professionals for whom the word-processing assignment is being completed.They rarely find out about the quality of their work because revisions are often sent to other secretaries in the pool due to the rotating work assignment system.Some assignments involve simple word-processing while others require complex formatting using more sophisticated word-processing software.Some secretaries don't mind working in the pool,but most are there because it represents the entry-level secretarial position.They resent the lack of control over work assignments and look forward to being transferred to other secretarial jobs in the firm where there is more freedom to schedule their own work activities.Turnover in the pool is much higher than for other support staff at Busy Bee Ltd.Would job enlargement (combining tasks)be an effective job design strategy for employees in Busy Bee's secretarial pool?

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Question 3

Compare and contrast gainsharing with employee share ownership plans.

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Question 4

People with a high level of conscientiousness have difficulty applying self-leadership strategies.

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People with high conscientiousness tend to be disciplined, organized, and responsible, which are all traits that can help them apply self-leadership strategies effectively. However, they may also be more rigid in their thinking and less open to trying new approaches, which could make it harder for them to adopt and experiment with different self-leadership strategies. Therefore, it is not necessarily true that people with high conscientiousness have difficulty applying self-leadership strategies.

Question 5

NuGlass Ltd.manufactures glass for commercial products.The production process has several interdependent tasks and employees in those tasks need to coordinate their work for maximum efficiency and effectiveness.Management wants each employee to learn several jobs so that the production group can be more flexible.Describe one type of reward system that would best motivate employees to learn several jobs,and identify a potential disadvantage of this reward system.

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Question 6

A rubber recycling plant employed 150 unskilled and relatively low-paid production employees.Although employees were unhappy about their pay levels as well as noise and heat in the plant,most had high seniority because there were many other employment opportunities in the community.To motivate the workforce,the new plant manager decided to enrich the production jobs by giving them a wider variety of tasks to perform and giving them more autonomy regarding when they performed those tasks.However,rather than increase job performance,the changes resulted in more complaints from employees,higher absenteeism due to stress and a slight increase in turnover.Based on your knowledge of job design,explain why these results may have occurred.

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Question 7

After several years of difficult change,it is now a much flatter organization that places more responsibility with self-directed work teams.Explain what changes ClamCo probably made (or should have made)to align its reward system with this new corporate philosophy.

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Question 8

Self-leadership has become increasingly important in contemporary organizations.Identify and describe any three components of self-leadership.Then explain how each of those three self-leadership components potentially improves employee motivation and/or performance.

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Question 9

Comment on the accuracy of the following statement: "Job enrichment is more effective than job specialization at creating a productive work force."

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Question 10

ABC Ltd.has a large secretarial pool on the third floor of company headquarters where professional and lower-level managers have their reports and other documents word-processed.The tasks are received by the secretarial pool coordinator and assigned randomly (on an availability basis)to secretaries in the pool.The secretaries often do not know the managers or professionals for whom the word-processing assignment is being completed.They rarely find out about the quality of their work because revisions are often sent to other secretaries in the pool due to the rotating work assignment system.Some assignments involve simple word-processing while others require complex formatting using more sophisticated word-processing software.Some secretaries don't mind working in the pool,but most are there because it represents the entry-level secretarial position.They resent the lack of control over work assignments and look forward to being transferred to other secretarial jobs in the firm where there is more freedom to schedule their own work activities.Turnover in the pool is much higher than for other support staff at ABC Ltd.What job design strategy would you recommend to improve employee effectiveness in ABC's secretarial pool?

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Question 11

Mental imagery helps us to anticipate and work out solutions to potential obstacles in our work.

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Mental imagery is a cognitive process that allows us to create, manipulate, and experience sensory-like perceptual experiences in the absence of external stimuli. Through mental imagery, we can simulate future scenarios, visualize potential obstacles or challenges, and work out possible solutions. This can help us to anticipate difficulties in our work and prepare for them more effectively. Therefore, the statement is true.

Question 12

Your supervisor has been reading about self-leadership and is intrigued by the concept.Discuss how she can encourage self-leadership and which conditions would make self-leadership more likely to occur.

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Question 13

Self-leadership is dependent on the person and the situation.

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Self-leadership involves individuals taking the initiative to guide and motivate themselves towards their goals. However, the effectiveness of self-leadership can be influenced by external factors such as the nature of the task, the level of resources available, and the support of others. Therefore, it is dependent on both the person and the situation.

Question 14

The head of operations at NanoTech Systems announced that the company "empowers its employees to perform their jobs at peak performance." Discuss the operations manager's statement in the context of the meaning of empowerment.

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Question 15

Almost every organization rewards people to some extent for their job status.Discuss three potential problems with rewarding employees for their job status.Your answer should also briefly describe how organizations reward people for job status.

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Question 16

Self-leadership provides a different way of thinking about motivating employees.Briefly explain how self-leadership differs from other applied motivation practices.Then,fully describe any three elements of the self-leadership model.

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Question 17

Employees with a high degree of autonomy are more likely to engage in self-leadership.

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Autonomy refers to the level of independence an employee has in their job. When employees have a high degree of autonomy, they are more likely to feel a sense of ownership and responsibility over their work, which can lead to self-leadership behaviors such as setting goals, taking initiative, and problem-solving. Therefore, the statement is true.

Question 18

The chief executive of a mid-sized manufacturing company has hired you to design the work site and any other conditions necessary for employees to feel more empowered.Describe three important conditions you would ensure existed in this plant to improve empowerment among production employees.Your answer should also briefly define empowerment.

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Question 19

XYZ Ltd.has just introduced a performance-based reward system for all production employees.The plan pays employees a team-based bonus based on the reduction of labour costs per unit in the production department.Describe three strategies to ensure that this and other performance-based reward systems are effective.Your answer should also briefly state the type of reward system used by XYZ Ltd.

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Question 20

One element of self-leadership involves keeping track of our progress toward goals.

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Keeping track of progress toward goals is an important aspect of self-leadership as it helps individuals stay on track and adjust their strategies as needed to achieve their goals.

Quiz 6: Applied Performance Practices