Which of the following would be conditions under which SMART goals would be effective relative to other times?

Which of the following statements is true about empowerment?

a. The notion of empowerment is appropriate for all employees.

b. Empowerment is a relatively easy concept to implement in the workplace.

c. Employees who are nervous about empowerment may also worry about the increased responsibility.

d. Empowerment is not related to job performance.

(c) Medium/Analysis

77. To empower your employees,

a. retain information on the job until it is absolutely needed.

b. take away employee power so your manager accountability is not compromised.

c. make sure managers continue to manage in such a manner that they are stepping in with routine responses to issues.

d. change the company structure so employees have more power on the job.

(d) Medium/Analysis

78. The “M” in “SMART” goals stands for

a. Measurable

b. Motivating

c. Minimal

d. Management

(a) Easy/Knowledge

79. Which of the following statements regarding SMART goals is correct?

a. Easy goals are the most effective goals.

b. When goals are specific, stress is higher

c. Adding a time limit into a goal leads to short term decision making and leads to ignoring the long term consequences.

d. Effective goals tend to be aggressive.

(d) Medium/Analysis

80. If you say to yourself, “As soon as I finish reading this chapter in my textbook, I am going to play Guitar Hero for an hour,” this specific goal has motivated you because

a. it has given you direction.

b. it has energized you not to stop until you have accomplished the goal.

c. it has provided you with self esteem.

d. it has caused you to re-think how you are working.

(b) Medium/Application

81. All of the following conditions contribute to the effectiveness of goal setting EXCEPT

a. ability.

b. goal commitment.

c. feedback.

d. group, as opposed to individual goals.

(d) Easy/Knowledge

82. Which of the following would be conditions under which SMART goals would be effective relative to other times?

a. when managers have clearly established goals without employee input

b. when employees feel the skill sets needed to perform a goal-oriented task need to be upgraded

c. when employees have a supportive and trusting relationship with their managers

d. when managers provide feedback to employees on a very irregular basis, if at all

(c) Medium/Synthesis

83. _______________ is (are) a downside to goal setting.

a. Learning decreases

b. Adaptability increases

c. Developing broadmindedness

d. Ethical problem decreases

(a) Easy/Knowledge

84. Though goal setting is usually viewed as a positive process, there can be downsides if

a. employees can adapt their behaviors in response to unplanned for threats.

b. employees lack skills necessary to reach the goals.

c. rewards are established for coming close to, as well as achieving a goal.

d. goals account not just for meeting, as an example, production quotas, but also for meeting quality standards.

(b) Difficult/Evaluation

85. A management by objectives program includes all of the following EXCEPT

a. detaching individual goals from organizational strategy.

b. setting individual goals aligned with corporate strategy.

c. developing action plans.

d. periodically reviewing performance goals.

(a) Easy/Knowledge

86. Which of the following is accurate for goal setting?

a. Management commitment is key to successful implementation of MBO programs.

b. In general, there are no downsides to goal setting.

c. Goals should be easily achieved to be motivating.

d. Goals are more effective motivators if feedback on achievement is limited so as not to divert attention from the goal to the feedback.

(a) Difficult/Synthesis

87. Research on performance appraisal suggests

a. performance appraisal ratings are usually used only for feedback purposes.

b. employees are always well aware of the basis for their evaluations.

c. as organizations become flatter, there is less need for multiple appraisal perspectives like those of peers, customers and subordinates.

d. feedback is most effective if it immediately follows high or low performance.

(d) Difficult/Evaluation

88. The most likely individual to rate an employee is

a. the employee’s supervisor.

b. a coworker of the employee.

c. a customer of the employee.

d. a subordinate of the employee.

(a) Easy/Comprehension