Multiple choice

Directions: In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.

Motivating employees with traditional authority and financial __(1) __ has become increasingly _____ (2) _____ as employees become economically secure and their dependency on any one particular organization _____ (3) _____ According to expectancy theorists, the motivation to _____ (4) _____ increases when an employee feels his _____ (5) _____ is an instrument for obtaining desired rewards. Nevertheless, in many organisations, today, employees are _____ (6) _____ to organisational rewards just by being employed. Unions, governmental regulations, and the nature of the job itself in some cases _____ (7) _____ management from _____ (8) _____ financial rewards for performance. People may be attracted to join and remain in organisations to receive organisational rewards, but _____ (9) _____ motivated to join an organisation is _____ (10) _____ the same as being motivated.

Fill blank (2).

  1. expensive

  2. simple

  3. difficult

  4. unrealistic
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Motivating with…(1) incentives…increasingly (2) difficult as employees become economically secure …and their dependency…(3) decreases… motivation to (4) work increases when … (5) performance…is an instrument for …rewards. In many organisations, employees are (6) entitled to rewards just by…Unions …(7) prevent management from (8) establishing rewards for performance. But, (9) being motivated…is (10) not the same…as being motivated (to work).

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