Quiz 9 Motivations Across Cultures

Front 1

Maslow postulated that everyone has five basic needs, which constitute a need hierarchy. In
ascending order, beginning with the most basic, they are physiological, safety, social, esteem and self-
actualization needs.

Back 1

True

Front 2

Research generally shows that people throughout the world have needs that are similar to those
described in Maslow's need hierarchy.

Back 2

True

Front 3

In the two-factor motivation theory, job context variables such as salary, interpersonal relations,
technical supervision, work conditions and company policies and administration are referred to as
hygiene factors.

Back 3

True

Front 4

High achievers tend to be high-risk takers.

Back 4

True

Front 5

In general, although the process for motivation may be the same across cultures, the content may
change from one culture to another.

Back 5

False

Front 6

The three basic elements in the process of motivation are:
A. Needs, abilities and desires
B. Desires, drives and accomplishments
C. Needs, drives and goal attainment
D. Perceptions, attitudes and goal attainment

Back 6

C

Front 7

In China _____ is an important need and _____ is a goal.
A. Group affiliation; professional achievement
B. Professional achievement; individual success
C. Group affiliation; harmony
D. Individual success; harmony

Back 7

C

Front 8

Which of the following needs is correctly matched with its description?
A. Physiological needs-the need to interact and affiliate with others and the need to feel wanted by
others
B. Safety needs-the desire for security, stability and the absence of pain
C. Esteem needs-the need for food, clothing, shelter and other basic, physical needs
D. Self-actualization needs-the need for power and status

Back 8

B

Front 9

A basic assumption of Maslow's theory is that:
A. Lower-level needs must be satisfied before higher-level needs become motivators
B. Higher-level needs must be satisfied before lower-level needs become motivators
C. There are more ways to satisfy lower-level needs than higher-level ones
D. A need that has been satisfied can continue to serve as a motivator

Back 9

A

Front 10

The tables from Hofstede's research show that _____ needs rank highest for professionals and
managers.
A. Safety and social
B. Social and esteem
C. Esteem and self-actualization
D. Social and physiological

Back 10

C

Front 11

In the two-factor motivation theory, the job content factors which include achievement,
recognition, responsibility, advancement and the work itself are referred to as:
A. Inducement factors
B. Reward factors
C. Hygiene factors
D. Motivators

Back 11

D

Front 12

According to the theory of achievement motivation, all of the following are characteristics of high
achievers except:
A. They like situations in which they take personal responsibility for finding solutions to problems
B. They tend to be team players
C. They want concrete feedback on their performance
D. They tend to be moderate risk-takers

Back 12

B

Front 13

In the context of job design and work centrality, the acronym QWL stands for:
A. Quantity of Work Load
B. Quality of Work Life
C. Quality of Work Load
D. Quality of Work Level

Back 13

B

Front 14

One reason that Americans and Japanese work such long hours is due to:
A. High stress levels
B. Low employee turnover
C. High cost of living
D. Employee complacency

Back 14

C

Front 15

To motivate employees, especially in foreign countries with high individualism companies tend to
offer:
A. Non-financial perks
B. Telecommunications
C. Local area networks
D. Financial incentives

Back 15

D