Refer to the Scenario Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 101

Multiple Choice

Refer to the scenario below to answer the following questions.
The Retreat (Scenario)
The first-line managers were sent on a retreat to Niagara Falls for their inaugural strategic planning meeting. Few people knew one another, but their task was clear: design a new performance appraisal system for subordinates that will be effective and usable. Their years of complaining about the old system had landed them with this new responsibility dumped right in their lap. They had four days to become brilliant, and everyone was a little on edge. The first day, little was accomplished except for the jockeying to see who would be the official leader. Finally, Jim seemed to wrestle control and helped provide the first real direction for the group. By the second day, the group seemed to begin working well. They spent the morning deciding how they would make decisions within the group and how to manage the idea-generation process. The third and fourth days saw the new managers move amazingly quickly, with ideas flowing freely. By the end of the fourth day, they had a workable system developed, and they felt satisfied. That night they all signed the new document to be presented to the regional manager the next day. They all felt a sense of regret at having to break up the group and return to normal work life.
-The stage of team development characterized by their being at the retreat for a business reason is known as __________.

• A) performing
• B) storming
• C) forming
• D) adjourning
• E) norming

Grasp McClelland's acquired needs theory and how it differs from other motivation theories.

Recognize the importance of job enrichment and how it relates to motivator factors.

Understand the role of expectations in Vroom's expectancy theory, including the concepts of expectancy, instrumentality, and valence.

Identify the key components of goal-setting theory and how goal specificity and difficulty affect motivation.

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Definitions:

War Industries Board

Board run by financier Bernard Baruch that planned production and allocation of war materiel, supervised purchasing, and fixed prices, 1917–1919.

Production Efficiency

A state in which a system or process operates at the maximum capacity, using the least amount of resources and time, without compromising the quality of its output.

Selective Service Act

Law passed in 1917 to quickly increase enlistment in the army for the United States’ entry into World War I; required men to register with the draft.

Enlistments

The act of voluntarily joining the armed forces or a similar organization, often associated with military service.