Motivation arises from both internal motives and external events. Is one of these motivation sources more potent or effective in motivating people than the other? Are people primarily motivated by internal motives or external events, or are people motivated about equally by internal motives and external events?
Your friend yells at you for being five minutes late for lunch. Rather than believe your friend is a rude jerk, you decide that she may be having difficulties with her partner. Her behavior then is the result of:
a. your personality traits.
b. the fundamental attribution error.
c. a situational attribution.
d. a dispositional attribution.
The ineffective monitoring of management can be a result of:
a. Establishing an audit committee oversight over the financial reporting process and internal control
b. A single person or small group that dominates management
c. The addition of outside independent board members
d. Excessive safeguards and monitoring systems