#11 - Questions
Chapter 11 - Questions
1. What is motivation, and why is it important to know how to motivate employees?
2. Do managers’ attitudes and expectations affect employee motivation and performance? Explain your answer.
3. Do you agree with the performance equation? Will you use it on the job?
4. Do people really have diverse needs?
5. Apply Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to a sport organization you are familiar with.
6. Which of the three process-based motivation theories do you prefer? Why?
7. What reinforcements have been used to get you to go to work and to be on time?
8. True or false: Reinforcement theory is unethical because it is used to manipulate employees. Explain your reasoning.
9. What athletes in the past six months have been punished to discourage certain behavior? What was their punishment?
10. Which motivation theory do you plan to use on your job or as a coach? If you plan to use a hybrid, explain which parts of which theories you will emphasize.
11. Do you think that incentive-laden contracts motivate athletes to perform at their highest level?
12. What are the three major classes of motivation theories?
13. What are the four content motivation theories?
14. What are the two factors in two-factor theory?
15. What is the role of perception in equity theory?
16. What are the two parts of expectancy theory?
17. What are the two schedules of reinforcement?
18. What are the four steps of giving praise?