Week 2 Quiz, Managing a High-Performance Team, and Strategy and Influence

5. Which of the following statements regarding motivation across cultures is NOT correct? (Points : 1) motivation is a key concern in companies around the world.
North American theories of motivation are not applicable around the world because of cultural limitations.
the determinants of motivation and the best ways to deal with motivation likely vary considerably across Asia, South America, Africa, and Eastern Europe.
what is rewarding in one culture might not be rewarding in another culture.
people should be parochial and ethnocentric in assuming that all cultures are motivated by the same thing in the same ways.

Will workers demand higher pay when moving into enriched jobs? Which of the following is Herzberg’s view on this topic? (Points : 1) if employees are being paid a truly competitive wage or salary, then the intrinsic rewards of performing enriched tasks will be adequate compensation.
employees will always want greater compensation regardless of the work they perform.
when jobs are enriched, employees believe that the greater work associated with their jobs is deserving of greater pay.
when jobs are enriched, employees do not believe that they are deserving of greater pay.
managers believe “enriched jobs” are not deserving of greater pay.

Week 3 Assignment 1

While surfing the Internet, you encounter this note posted in your favorite discussion group: “Help! I have just been assigned to head a new product design team at my company. The division manager has high expectations for the team and me, but I have been a technical design engineer for four years since graduating from college. I have never ‘managed’ anyone, let alone led a team. The manager keeps talking about her confidence that I will create a ‘high-performance team.’ Does anyone out there have any tips to help me master this challenge? Help! [signed] Galahad.” As a good citizen of the Internet, you decide to answer. What message will you send out?

Week 3 Assignment 2

Identify and explain at least four strategies of managerial influence. Give examples of how each strategy may or may not work when exercising influence, both downward and upward, in organizations. Give examples of each based on experiences you have had at a job.

9. Will workers demand higher pay when moving into enriched jobs? Which of the following is Herzberg’s view on this topic? (Points : 1) if employees are being paid a truly competitive wage or salary, then the intrinsic rewards of performing enriched tasks will be adequate compensation.
employees will always want greater compensation regardless of the work they perform.
when jobs are enriched, employees believe that the greater work associated with their jobs is deserving of greater pay.
when jobs are enriched, employees do not believe that they are deserving of greater pay.
managers believe “enriched jobs” are not deserving of greater pay.