2010 EXAM THOUGHTS

[jayna]

A lot of the questions just werent specific enough

+1
VCAA markers are going to have a very broad range of answers.
Ahh well VCAA's fault not ours.

[hs]

what did everyone put for the two benefits from conducting Lockes theory apart from improving job satisfaction??
i had no idea i put managers could see:
training and development areas and
it would increase competitiveness between the graduates
would that be alright, do you think???

[_avO]

what did everyone put for the two benefits from conducting Lockes theory apart from improving job satisfaction??
i had no idea i put managers could see:
training and development areas and
it would increase competitiveness between the graduates
would that be alright, do you think???

thats exactly what i wrote, also mentioned performance appraisal (rewarding productive staff).. and then wrote the same for the next q (reward = promotion / pay increase) LOL

[hs]

well hopefully it was right then if other people wrote the same thing

[sajib_mostofa]

I wrote that it might increase the overall productivity of the LSO since employees are motivated to achieve goals fundamental to the success of the LSO + it also might make them an Employer of Choice and attract new graduates.

[swiftheels]

I said productivity as well
And like increased focus :s

[jsher098]

I wrote that it might increase the overall productivity of the LSO since employees are motivated to achieve goals fundamental to the success of the LSO + it also might make them an Employer of Choice and attract new graduates.

Ye I said decreased level of staff turnover which will be cost effective as there will be less costs involved with recruiting and training staff on a constant basis...
Then also said it will lead to increases in productivity... improve business competitiveness

[hs]

what did you say for reward linked to motivation??? and like a non-financial and financial reward?

[_avO]

I said pay increase and promotion, very generic . Are these even right? didn't really revise much on em

[sajib_mostofa]

what did you say for reward linked to motivation??? and like a non-financial and financial reward?

For financial, I said incentives and for non-financial, free mobile phone  

[hs]

yeah thats right. i said exactly the same thing. job promotion and increased salary. but i was bullshitting with the link between motivation and rewards.

[_avO]

what did you say for reward linked to motivation??? and like a non-financial and financial reward?

For financial, I said incentives and for non-financial, free mobile phone 

i would have thought financial are all the fringe benefits like pay/car/holiday etc and nonfinancial are intrinsic (promotion?idk, feedback and recognition)

[jsher098]

I said pay increase and promotion, very generic . Are these even right? didn't really revise much on em

I said pay rise- financial and used the example of google who recently provided a 10% pay rise to all workers... perfect timing read this in the age yesterday!!!!!!
For non-financial I just said promotion and an enhanced job title which will motivate the employee to work at high levels of productivity as he/she will feel valued and satisfied that his/her contributions are being recognised...
It was also important to mention that managers should realise that all staff are motivated by different factors so therefore should provide a range of rewards that are suitable to the needs of the individual employee. I also discussed the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic rewards...

[beefstar03]

what did everyone put for the two benefits from conducting Lockes theory apart from improving job satisfaction??
i had no idea i put managers could see:
training and development areas and
it would increase competitiveness between the graduates
would that be alright, do you think???

I talked about increased productivity from the workers, and also because they would be more satisfied, their workplace morale over overall attitudes towards their work would contribute towards a more positive and productive corporate culture... I sorta made the second half up, but is culture actually relevant here and if what I said was justified could I have gotten full marks for that question?

[jsher098]

what did you say for reward linked to motivation??? and like a non-financial and financial reward?

For financial, I said incentives and for non-financial, free mobile phone  

i would have thought financial are all the fringe benefits like pay/car/holiday etc and nonfinancial are intrinsic (promotion?idk, feedback and recognition)

Free mobile phone is a financial reward. For non financial you needed to discuss either promotion or recognition-