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32 Cards in this Set
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Motivation
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The psychological processes that arouse and direct goal-directed behavior
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Extrinsic reward
Praises form other |
The payoff, such as money, a person receives from others for performing a particular task
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Intrinsic reward
Self-Esteem |
The satisfaction, such as a feeling of accomplishment, a person receives from performing the particular task itself
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Need
4 Content Theories |
Physiological or psychological deficiencies that arouse behavior
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Maslow, Herzberg, ERG and McClelland
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What Four needs based theorists are mentioned in chap 12.
ERG-Existence,Relatedness and Growth |
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Hierarchy of needs theory
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This theory proposes that people are motivated by FIVE LEVELS of NEEDS
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Physiological needs
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Most Important, Lower order, externally and Existence
Eat/Sleep/Sex |
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Safety needs
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Lower order, externally and Existence
physical safety, emotional security, avoidance of violence |
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Belongingness needs
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Higher order, internally, relatedness and social
The need for love, friendship |
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Esteem needs
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Higher order, internally, relatedness
self-respect, reputation, recognition, and self-confidence |
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Self-actualization needs
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Higher order, internally, Growth
self-fulfillment, increasing competence |
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Hygiene factors
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Factors associated with job dissatisfaction – such as salary, working conditions, interpersonal relationships, and company policy – all of which affect the job context in which people work.
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Motivating factors
Internal |
Factors associated with job satisfaction – such as achievement, recognition, responsibility, and advancement – all of which affect the job content or the rewards of work performance.
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McClelland's Acquired needs theory
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Theory which states that three needs – achievement, affiliation and power – are major motives determining people’s behavior in the workplace
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Need for achievement
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The desire to excel, to do something better or more efficiently, to solve problems, to achieve excellence in challenging tasks
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Need for affiliation
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This is the desire for friendly and warm relations with other people
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Need for power
Leaders |
This is the desire to be responsible for other people, to influence their behavior or to control them
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High need for achievement
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If you are happy with accomplishment of a task being its own reward, don’t mind or even prefer working alone, and are willing to take moderate risks, then you probably have a high what?
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Process perspectives
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Perspectives that are concerned with the thought processes by which people decide how to act
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Expectancy theory, equity theory and goal-setting theory
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What are the three process perspectives on motivation
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Expectancy theory
Fairness |
Effort-Performance
Performance-Outcomes |
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Valence
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Value what the reward is
The importance a worker assigns to the possible outcome or reward |
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Equity theory
inputs and outcomes |
Theory that focuses on employee perceptions as to how fairly they think they are being treated compared to others
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Inputs
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This refers to the time, effort, training, experience and intelligence that people perceive they give to an organization
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Outputs or Rewards
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The rewards that people receive from an organization such as pay, benefits, praise, recognition, bonuses and promotions.
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Perception
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The most important result of research on equity theory is that: no matter how fair managers think the organization’s policies, procedures, and reward system are, each employee’s ______ of those factors is what counts
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Goal-setting theory
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This theory suggests that employees can be motivated by goals that are specific and challenging but achievable.
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Reinforcement
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Anything that causes a given behavior to be repeated or inhibited
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Positive reinforcement
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The use of positive consequences to encourage desirable behavior
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Avoidance Learning
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The removal of unpleasant consequences following a desired behavior
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Extinction
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The withholding or withdrawal of positive rewards for desirable behavior, so that the behavior is less likely to occur in the future
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Punishment
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The application of negative consequences to stop or change undesirable behavior
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