Michael Was an Engineer in a Large Aerospace Company

question 81

Multiple Choice

Michael was an engineer in a large aerospace company. He was unhappy with his job, and it was beginning to show in terms of his work performance. His supervisor, Nick, tried to motivate Michael by telling him about the new employee benefit plans that the company would be coming out with within the next quarter. Nick also told Michael about the new building that they were going to move to next month. According to Herzberg's two-factor theory, which type of factor was Nick using to motivate Michael?

• A) Motivating factors
• B) Hygiene factors
• C) Reinforcement factors
• D) Affiliation factors

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Definitions:

Viewing Work

The act of observing or examining work, typically in the context of assessing, analyzing or enjoying it.

Employee Engagement

The emotional commitment an employee has to their organization and its goals, often resulting in higher productivity.

Transformational Leadership

A style of leadership where the leader works with teams to identify needed change, creating a vision to guide the change through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem with committed members of the group.

Halo Errors

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