The Process of Specifying Desired Outcomes Toward Which Individuals, Teams

question 41

Multiple Choice

The process of specifying desired outcomes toward which individuals, teams, departments, and organizations will strive and is intended to increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness is referred to as

• A) learning.
• B) goal setting.
• C) task management.
• D) motivation.

Differentiate between intrinsic and extrinsic factors contributing to job satisfaction.

Understand humanistic views in workplace relationships and management.

Know principles for obtaining good human relations.

Recognize the effects of job mismatch on employee creativity and motivation.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the cost of producing one additional unit of a good varies as production increases.

Average Product

The output per unit of input, such as the quantity of goods produced per worker, used to measure productivity.

Marginal Product

The additional output that can be produced by adding one more unit of a specific input, whilst holding other inputs constant.

Total Product

The total output of goods or services produced by a firm during a given period of time.