According to Herzberg, what should employers focus on to create a self-motivated workforce?
Correct answer B. Motivator factors
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In Vroom’s expectancy theory, what is absent if expectancy, instrumentality or valence is zero?
Correct answer B. Motivation
Which of the following is an example of variable pay?
Correct answer D. Profit sharing plan
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Training employees and building their confidence is best classified as boosting what?
Correct answer A. Expectancy
Under a straight commission plan, what are salespeople paid for?
Correct answer D. Results
What is an incentive and pay plan tied to the company’s overall profitability called?
Correct answer A. Variable pay
Which motivation theory builds on commonsense observations about effort and rewards?
Correct answer A. Victor Vroom expectancy theory
What is the salary increase awarded to an employee for individual performance called?
Correct answer B. Merit pay
What type of pay links an employee’s earnings to productivity?
Correct answer D. Variable pay
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What is accessing employees’ telephones and computers to monitor their rate and accuracy of work called?
Correct answer C. Electronic performance monitoring
What is the interview in which a supervisor and subordinate review the appraisal called?
Correct answer A. Appraisal interview
Which appraisal method places predetermined percentages of employees into performance categories?
Correct answer C. Forced distribution method
What are financial payments made over and above regular base pay for employees working abroad called?
Correct answer D. Foreign service premiums
In how many dimensions is HRD maturity in an organisation measured?
Correct answer A. 4
What does ‘TCN’ stand for?
Correct answer B. Third country national
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What is the bottom line of any business plan?
Correct answer A. Financial plan
In a corporate orientation where host-country managers are trusted to understand local market behaviour and culture best, what is the approach known as?
Correct answer C. Polycentric
Opening its own retail stores, as Apple has done, is a classic example of what?
Correct answer C. Vertical integration
What are employees who are not citizens of the country in which they work called?
Correct answer A. Expatriates
In a SWOT analysis, how is low-cost foreign competition classified?
Correct answer B. Potential threats