5 points per question number unless otherwise noted (37 points total)

1. Discuss the contributions and relevance of the University of Iowa research that remains significant today.

2. A company has written an objective: To improve our company image by the end of 2019. Which Criteria is missing from this objective? Write a new objective that includes the missing criteria.

3. The Smith Precision Manufacturing Company has diligently worked to achieve good salaries, benefits, and working conditions. The company is now planning a monthly barbeque. Which motivation theory is being used? Justify your answer.

4. Considering Grid Leadership Theory, is the Team Leader (9,9 leadership grid rating) also identified as the High-High Leader universally accepted as the best leadership style? Explain and justify your answer.

5. Explain why process motivation theories are considered to be more complex than content motivation theories.

6. The global economy often leads to project teams with members from a variety of countries, backgrounds, and cultures. Lets look a little further into cultural issues that could impact project leadership especially as it relates to motivation and expectations. Read the following short article referenced below:

Bourne, Lynda (November, 2009) Culture Shock (Projects spanning cultures need more than just a good translator) PM Network, page 26.

You can get the article by going to the MSU library website, selecting Articles and Databases, selecting Business under the heading Find Articles by Subject, and choosing Business Source Complete. Then search for: Culture Shock Lynda Bourne.

After reading the article answer the following:

1. ( 3 points) Identify and briefly discuss three cultural expectation presented in the article that differs from expected norms in the United States.

2. (4 points) How could the culture and/or background of a person on a global team impact a project manager attempting to motivate using Path-Goal Leadership Theory?

Questions 7-11 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate answer (answers may consist of one or more words as appropriate). (1 point each)

7) ___________ Theory proposes that people are motivated by their need for achievement, power and affiliation.

8) The number of independent behaviors considered by the Ohio State leadership model makes it _____________dimensional.

9) In Leadership Grid Theory, the ________________Leader strives to maintain a friendly atmosphere without regard for production.

10) Considering Reinforcement Theory, the ____________ reinforcement method is the least effective in motivating employees to do a good job.

11) With Expectancy Theory, the importance or value a person associates with the reward or outcome relates to the ______________ variable.