Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Those with a high need for achievement may be the least efficient managers because they may resist making decisions that make others resent them.
2. According to equity theory, employees who feel they are being underrewarded are more likely to support organizational change, more apt to cooperate in group settings, and less apt to turn to arbitration and the courts to remedy real or imagined wrongs.
3. John's manager just told his team about this year's contest, the winner of which will receive an all-expense paid trip to Bangkok. John does not like to travel to places where he can't speak the language, so he is not very enthusiastic. This reward has a high valence for John.
4. To be most motivating, goals should be specific and challenging but achievable.

Answer 1

1. FALSE
If you tend to seek social approval and satisfying personal relationships, you may have a high need for affiliation. In that case, you may not be the most efficient manager because at times you will have to make decisions that will make people resent you. Instead, you will tend to prefer work, such as sales, that provides for personal relationships and social approval.
2. FALSE
According to equity theory, employees who feel they are being treated fairly are more likely to support organizational change, more apt to cooperate in group settings, and less apt to turn to arbitration and the courts to remedy real or imagined wrongs.
3. FALSE
Valence is value, the importance a worker assigns to the possible outcome or reward. Here, this reward does not have a high valence for John.
4. TRUE
According to goal-setting theory, goals should be challenging but achievable. People give up when they feel that goal achievement is impossible.