A+ Answers of the following Questions

Question 1
__________ are physiological and psychological deficiencies that arouse behavior.
A. Motivations
B. Abilities
C. Beliefs
D. Needs

Question 2
Which of the following is a key managerial implication of Maslow's theory?
A. Adults can be trained to increase their achievement motivation.
B. A satisfied need may lose its motivational potential.
C. Managers should create challenging task assignments or goals.
D. Achievement, affiliation, and power needs can be considered during the selection process for better placement.

Question 3
Achievement-motivated people share which of these characteristics?
A. A preference for working on tasks of very high difficulty
B. A preference for situations in which performance is due to their effort rather than other factors
C. A desire for less feedback on their successes and failures than low achievers
D. More concern with discipline and self-respect

1. What is a relevant market? What difference does it make when determining people's pay?

2. What would most likely make a gun a defectively designed product pursuant to strict liability law? 
A. The fact that it shoots very well.
B. The fact that the manufacturer did not include the latest experimental "smart gun" technology such as palm-coding.
C. The fact that the manufacturer did not include a gun trigger-lock with the gun.
D. The fact that the bullet ejection system gets jammed because of a flaw in the manufacture of the product and the failure of the manufacturer to conform to its own product specifications for this gun.

3. Masud, a high-tech employee of Global Tech, signs a covenant not to compete with the firm in which Masud promises not to work for a competitor of Global if and when he leaves the company's employ for any reason. This promise can be best characterized as:
A. Unenforceable since it is a restraint of trade.
B. Unenforceable in most status if Masud is a single-parent and got laid-off through no fault of his own when his job was outsourced to India. 
C. Enforceable but only if Global pays Masud severance for six months in accordance with the federal Family Medical Leave Act
D. Enforceable if the time period and the duration of the covenant are reasonable and Masud had access to confidential proprietary information

1. Jack, an older worker who was laid-off from his job due to economic reasons, applies for a new position with Y Corporation, he is rejected fro employment. The reason given is that he is "over-qualified." The position remains open and another younger candidate is chosen. Jack sues for discrimination based on age in violation of the ADEA. Which is an accurate statement regarding Jack's lawsuit?
A. Jack must be over 40 to bring a lawsuit.
B. Jack will prevail if he can convince the court that the use of the words "over-qualified" was a "code word" showing a discriminatory intent.
C. Jack will lose if the company can convince the court that having a young person in the position was a BFOQ.
D. All are acurate.

2. Ken, a teacher, sells Larry a parcel of land, claiming that it is "perfect" for commercial development. Larry later learns that is is not zoned for commercial use. Larry may rescind the contract
A. Only if Ken knew about the zoning law
B. Only if Larry did not know about the zoning law

C. Only if the zoning law was not common knowledge
D. Under no circumstances

3. Data Corporation created and sells "Economix," financial computer software. Data's copyright in Economix is best protected under 
A. The Berne Convention
B. The Paris Convention
C. The TRIPS Convention
D. None of the above

Question 1
Achievement-motivated people share which of these characteristics?
A. A preference for working on tasks of very high difficulty
B. A preference for situations in which performance is due to their effort rather than other factors
C. A desire for less feedback on their successes and failures than low achievers
D. More concern with discipline and self-respect

Question 2
Which of the following is also referred to as horizontally loading the job?
A. Job rotation
B. Job enlargement
C. Mechanistic approach
D. Job enrichment

Question 3
__________ refers to the extent to which the job affects the lives of other people within or outside the organization.
A. Task identity
B. Skill variety
C. Feedback from job
D. Task significance