Motivate Please Lead Us! Lead Da Ship! The Matrix Potpourri
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What is equity theory?
This theory states that workers will be motivated when they perceive they are being treated fairly.
100
What are teams?
Companies form groups of people called THIS to aim to improve customer satisfaction, employee job satisfaction and product and service quality.
100
What is Fiedler's Contingency Theory?
This situational theory of leadership by Fred Fiedler stated that in order to maximize work group performance, leaders must be matched to the right leadership situation. He also said that leaders are generally unable to change their leadership style
100
What is departmentalization?
This general term that refers to subdividing work and workers into separate organizational units that are responsible for completing particular tasks.
100
What is leadership?
THIS is the process of influencing others to achieve group or organizational goals.
200
What are needs and rewards?
Motivation theories say these two things answer the question, "What leads to effort?"
200
What is autonomy?
The degree to which workers have the discretion, freedom, and independence to decide how and when to accomplish their jobs
200
What is visionary leadership?
Charismatic leadership and transformational leadership are two kinds of WHAT leadership?
200
What are specialized jobs?
These types of jobs are characterized by simple, easy-to-learn steps, low variety, and much repetition. They are efficient for the organization but workers can easily become bored doing them.
200
What is customer departmentalization?
An accounting firm has organized its departments into units that deal with households, businesses, and governments. Which type of departmentalization is this accounting agency using to serve the needs of its clients?
300
What are extrinsic rewards?
Bonuses, trophies, and plaques are examples of what type of reward given to employees to encourage motivation.
300
What are norms?
These are informally agreed-on standards that regulate team behaviour.
300
What is a lollipop moment?
In Drew Dudley’s "Leading with Lollipops" talk (video) at TEDxToronto in 2010, Drew focuses on personal leadership. In his story about helping a young woman feel welcome at her new university, Drew recalls handing the woman a lollipop and refers to his personal leadership moment as THIS.
300
What is job design?
Job rotation, job enlargement, and job enrichment are all methods of what?
300
Who is Simon Sinek?
This visionary thinker and motivational speaker thinks that good leaders make you feel safe
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What is motivation?
The set of forces that initiates, directs and makes people persist in their efforts to accomplish a goal.
400
What is team development?
Forming, storming, norming, and performing make up the four stage of THIS.
400
What is a leader?
The role of manager often focuses on productivity and efficiency and on keeping the status quo. Which role focuses on the organization's vision, mission and goals, & tries to challenges the status quo?
400
What is the organizational process?
This process is the collection of activities that transforms inputs into outputs that customers value.
400
What is product departmentalization?
Procter & Gamble has divisions for personal grooming and beauty, house and home, health and wellness, baby and family, and pet nutrition and care. Which type of departmentalization does the company use?
500
What are intrinsic rewards?
These are natural rewards associated with performing a task or activity for its own sake.
500
What is a virtual team?
Special kinds of teams include cross-functional teams, project teams and THIS last type.
500
What is seeing beyond their own needs and self-interest for the group of the group?
Transformational leaders go beyond charismatic leaders by getting their employees to do what?
500
What is functional departmentalization?
This type of departmentalization organizes work and workers into distinct units responsible for certain business roles or areas of expertise
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What is team effectiveness?
Setting team goals and priorities, and managing how work team members are selected, trained, and compensated help to increase a team's WHAT?






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