Motivation Concepts Chapter 6

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what is motivation?

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the process that account for an individuals intensity direction and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.

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what is the hierachy of needs theory?

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a hierarcy of needs physiological, saftey social esteem and self actualization in which as each need is substantially satisfied the next need becomes dominant.

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what is theory X and theory Y ?

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these are 2 different distinct views of humnas by Douglas McGregor
Theory X: the assumption that employees dislike work, are lazy dislike responsibility and must be coerced to perform
Theory Y: The assumption that employees like work are creative seek responsibility and can exercise self-direction.

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what is McClelland's Theory of Need?

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this is a theory which states that achievement, power and affiliation are three important needs that help explain motivation.

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what are McCelland's Theory of Needs?

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needs for achievement, need for power, need for affiliation

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what is the cognitive evaluation theory?

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A theory that states that allocating extrinsic rewards for behavior that had been previously intrinsically rewarding tends to decrease the overall level of motivation.

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what is self-concordance?

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The degree to which a person,s reason for perusing a goal is consistent with the persons interests and core values

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what is goal setting theory?

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a theory that says specific and difficult goals, with feedback, lead to higher performance.

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what is the definition of management by objectives?

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a program that encompasses specific goals, participatively set , for an explicit time period, with feedback on goal progress.

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what is the meaning of the self efficacy theory?

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it is also known as social cognitive theory or social learning theory. This refers to an individuals beliefs that he or she is capable of performing a task.

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what is the reinforcement theory?

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this is the former cognitive approach , proposing that an individual's purpose direct his action. It takes a behavoioristic approach arguing that reinforcement conditions behavior.

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what is equity theory?

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This is a theory that says that individuals compare their job inputs and outcomes with those of others and then respond to eliminate any inequities.

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what are the four elements to equity theory?

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1. self-inside. An employees experiences in a different position inside the employee's current organization.
2.self-outside. An employees experiences in a situation or position outside the employee's current organization.
3.other-inside. Another individual or group of individuals inside the employee's organization
4. Other-outside. Another individual or group of individuals outside the employee's organization.

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What is the definition expectancy theory?

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A theory that says that the strength of a tendency to act in a certain way depends on the strength of an expectation that the act will be followed by a given outcome and on the attractiveness of that outcome to the individual.

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what is the meaning of job characteristic model?

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A model developed by J. Rcihard Hackman and Greg Oldham that proposes that any job can be described in terms of five core job dimensions: skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and feedback.

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what is the job characteristic model skill variety?

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The degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities so the worker can use a number of different skills and talent.

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what is the job characteristic model task identity?

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this is the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole identifiable piece of work.

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what is the job characteristic model task signifigance?

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this is the degree to which a job has a substantial impact on the lives or work of other people.

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what is the job characteristic model autonomy?

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the degree to which a job provides substantial freedom, independence , and discretion to the individual in a scheduling the work and determining the procedure to be used in carrying it out.

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what is the job characteristic model of feedback?

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the degree to which carrying out the work activities required by a job results in the individual obtaining direct and clear information about the effectiveness of his or her performance.

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what is job rotation?

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the periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another.

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what is enlargement?

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increasing the number and variety of tasks that an individual performance. Job enlargement results in jobs with more diversity.

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what is job enrichment ?

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this is the vertical expansion of jobs, which increases the degree to which the worker control the planning, execution and evaluation of the work.