UMAYAM, William Vincent L.

BSBA- Operations Management III

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (MODULE 3)

WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW?

Provide what is being asked in each item.

1. Define Motivation

• Motivation is a process in which a behavior of an individual is influenced by others.

2. Give the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (Top to Bottom)

• Self Actualization

• Esteem Needs

• Love/ Social Needs

• Security Needs

• Physiological Needs

3. Give at least 5 Driver of Employee Engagement

• Job Challenge

• Fit

• Feedback

• Autonomy

• Rewards and Recognition

ASSESSMENT TASK
Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of commitment identified by Mowday et al

(1982)?

a. A strong desire to remain a member of the organization.

b. A strong belief in and acceptance of the values and goals of the organization.

c. A readiness to exert considerable effort on behalf of the organization.

d. A strong loyalty towards organization to make it profitable at any cost.

2. According to Alfes et al (2010), thinking hard about the job and how to do it better is
called_________.

a. intellectual engagement

b. affective engagement

c. social engagement

d. personal engagement

3. Which of the following is NOT a core facet of engagement according to Alfes et al (2010)?

a. Intellectual engagement – thinking hard about the job and how to do it better.

b. Affective engagement – feeling positively about doing a good job.

c. Personal engagement - giving time to the organization beyond regular working hour.

d. Social engagement – actively taking opportunities to discuss work-related improvements with

others at work.

4. The expectancy theory is a theory belonging to ________ theories.

a. conjugation

b. convoluted
c. process

d. content

5. In Vroom’s expectancy theory, the term valence refers to

a. The extent of an individual’s yearning for success.

b. The extent an individual prefers a specific outcome.

c. The extent of success that follows individual’s effort.

d. The extent one can be satisfied.

6. In Vroom’s expectancy theory, the term expectancy refers to

a. Force or strength of motivation to do something.

b. Strength of the individual's preference for a particular outcome.

c. Individual’s perception of the likelihood that doing ‘x’ will result in outcome ‘y’.

d. Expectation of benefits from an organization.

7. Which of the following is NOT a content theory of motivation?

a. Maslow’s needs theory.

b. Vroom expectancy theory.

c. ERG theory

d. Herzberg’s two factor model.

8. Which of the following is NOT included in mutual commitment firms by Kochan and Dyer
(1993)?

a. Monitoring level.

b. Strategic level.

c. Functional.
d. Workplace level.