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24 Cards in this Set
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Action process |
From action theory a series of steps describing the process by which a person translates desire from something into behavior. |
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Action theory |
A motivation theory that links a person’s goals to his or her behavior. |
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Distributive justice |
the form of justice concerning a fair division of rewards among people |
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Equity theory |
a motivation theory that bases work motivation on the balance between perceived contributions(inputs) and rewards(outputs). |
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Expectancy |
the belief that effort will lead to good job performance |
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Expectancy theory |
a motivation theory that bases work motivation on a person’s expectancy that behavior will lead to desired rewards. |
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Force |
the term in expectancy theory that represents the level of motivation to engage in a behavior. |
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Galatea effect |
a type of self-fulfilling prophecy in which a belief in being able to do something well results in better performance by an individual, it is similar to self-efficacy. |
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Goal-setting theory |
a motivation theory that considers motivation to be enhanced by the setting of goals. |
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Hygiene factors |
in two-factor theory the job factors that fall outside the nature of the work itself, such as pay and other rewards. |
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Incentive systems |
a compensation system in which employees are paid for their level of productivity. |
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Inputs |
in equity theory the contributions made by an employee. |
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Instrumentality |
in expectancy theory the belief that performance will lead to rewards. |
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Law of effect |
the psychological principle that says a behavior that is rewarded will be more likely to reoccur and a behavior that is punished will be less likely to reoccur. |
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Motivation |
the underlying force that explains why people engage in a behavior. |
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Motivator factors |
in two-factor theory, the job actors that are inherent in the job itself. |
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Need hierarchy theory |
a motivation theory that considers motivation to be based on a hierarchy of five basic human needs. |
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Outcomes |
in equity theory the rewards a person gets from a job. |
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Procedural justice |
the form of justice concerning the fairness of the process by which rewards are allocated |
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Reinforcement theory |
a motivation theory that considers behavior to be a function of rewards |
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Self-efficacy |
the belief that a person has in his or her ability to perform a task well |
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Self-efficacy theory |
a motivation theory based on the idea that people perform well when they believe they are capable of doing the job. |
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Two-factor theory |
a motivation theory that considers job satisfaction and dissatisfaction to be separate factors rather than opposites ends of the same continuum. |
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Valence |
in expectancy theory, the value or worth a person gives to an outcome. |
