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Directive Leadership Style
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Tells employees exactly what to do and the process necessary to do the task.
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Supportive leadership style
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relates to the employees, asks them questions, and gives them encouragement.
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Participative leadership style
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when a manager involves employees in decision-making and values their input.
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Universality of managerial functions
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when a manager involves employees in decision-making and values their input.
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acceptance theory of authority
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states that managers do not possess authority unless employees accept it.
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Autocratic supervision
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uses pressure, control, and disciplinary threats to get people to work.
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programmed decisions
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Decisions that are made when problems are repetitive and routine.
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nonprogrammed decisions
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Decisions that require creative solutions to new, unfamiliar problems.
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formal channels of communication
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channels of communication that are established by the company, and follow the chain of command.
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informal channels of communication
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channels of communication that form natural between employees and groups.
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recentralizing
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when a company takes back delegated authority because it feels as if it has lost control over departments and functions.
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departmentation
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dividing various functions and tasks into distinct groups known as departments
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production departmentation
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dividing departments on the basis of what they produce
there's also customer departmentation, geographic departmentation and equipment departmentation |
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line authority
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authority that follows a chain of command and is the right to require people to conform to policies, procedures and goals.
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staff authority
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authority that gives the right to provide advice or counsel with regards to policies and directives, but does not give the authority to issue orders.
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functional authority
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authority that is given by higher management to certain staff members based upon their knowledge, skill, or experience and allows them the right to issue orders to other members of the organization.
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primary objectives
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objectives that provide the general framework for the organization's operations, and allow for more specific departmental objectives. These are followed by secondary objectives.
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external stressors
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stress for a person that comes from outside themselves
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internal stressors
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stress for a person that comes from people's expectations of themselves
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regular duties
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management tasks that are required to achieve departmental success
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line relationships
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relationships that represent direct relationships between the superior and the subordinate.
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functional relationships
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refer to the relationships between specialists and other areas.
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lateral relationships
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relationships that are between departments on the same hierarchical level.
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matrix organizational chart
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a chart that pools people with similar skills together for work assignments
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classical management
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a type of management that began around 1900 and focused on efficiency
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liaison
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a position created to coordinate between given units
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scientific school of mangement
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applies scientific principles in order to enhance managerial practice
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functional structures
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structures that group people according to the functions that they perform.
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benchmarking
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involves observing and adopting effective and efficient practices from other companies
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single-use plans
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plans that are used only once
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standing plans
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plans that are used over and over
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task forces
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teams created to coordinate a specific problem or event
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self-directed teams
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ms that are responsible for a finished product or service
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vertical team
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a team that has a supervisor, because there are layers of leadership
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process loss
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loss of team output due to group dynamics or other factors
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task-oriented roles
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Team roles that are divided according to the teams tasks and goals
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socio-emotional roles
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team roles that are aimed at maintaining team health and cohesiveness
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content
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the tasks that the group is working on
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self-oriented
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Behaviors that a team member engages in at the expense of the team
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forming stage
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A stage of a team's life cycle involves initial questions about members' roles and their ability to perform given tasks
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adjourning stage
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stagea stage of a team's life cycle that involves the completion of the team's task.
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team input
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the knowledge and skills that each team member possesses.
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technical skills
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a manager's application of learned knowledge to specific situations.
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groupthink
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results in a team believing that every decision that they make is inherently good and that every team member must naturally agree on the same things.
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humanisitic school of management theory
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a management theory that focused largely on worker and group attitudes and feelings.
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legitimate power
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power that comes from an employee's assumption that he or she should obey his or her manager.
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coercive power
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power that uses ultimatums and discipline to achieve results
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expert power
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power that comes from a manager's superior knowledge and experience.
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referent power
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a manager's ability to make people want to be like them.
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closed system theory
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a theory concerned with only how processes inside a company affect its success
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equifinality
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different means get you to the same end
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impoverished manager
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a manager that does just enough to get by, as described by Blake and Mouton
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country-club manager
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a manager that is convinced that by merely taking care of people's needs, work will somehow get done, as described by Blake and Mouton
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task manager
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manager that is completely concerned with getting the job done, as described by Blake and Mouton
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"organization man" manager
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a manager that balances production and people
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team manager
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a manager that is highly concerned with production and with developing people to their full potential
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the "X" manager
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According to McGregor's theory, this manager believes people naturally dislike work, and, therefore, must be coerced or threatened to fulfill organizational goals.
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demand planning software
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software that forecasts demand by using mathematical equations and statistical equations.
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supply chain execution software
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software that automates parts of a supply chain to allow smoother, less costly function
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customer relationship management
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a theory that states that organizations with the best possible competitive advantage are those that understand the needs and desires of individual customers.
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E commerce
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buying and selling goods over the internet
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E business
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not only buying and selling but also serving customers and business partners through the internet.
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information technology
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any computer-based tool that people use to work with technology and manage it
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power distance
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person's view towards unequal power as legitimate or illegitimate
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masculine
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place a high value on competitiveness, assertiveness and ambition
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feminine
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place a high value on quality of life
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long-term oriented societies
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place a high value on perseverance and sense of shame, Asian countries tend to be long-term oriented.
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short term oriented socieites
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place high value on greetings, gifts, and traditions.
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utilitarian ethical framework
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ooks at what achieves the greatest good for the largest amount of people
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technology
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range of activities that transform inputs to outputs.
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Operations Managers
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managers that are concerned with efficiency, cost, quality, time, and flexibility.
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operational strategy
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when the operations area implements the organization's corporate strategy
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make-to-stock
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premade product that is ordered
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assemble-to-order
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services that are put together when ordered
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customized services
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services that are highly specialized to the customer's order.
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supply chain management
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examines the process of production and looks at ways to improve everything from obtaining raw goods to delivering the finished product to the consumer
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inventory management
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management concerned with raw materials and products and their movement through the value process
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logistics
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the process of getting finished products to consumers
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reengineering
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analyzing business processes to eliminate nonessential components
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management of technology
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looks for ways to decrease cost while increasing quality and quantity through the use of new technologies
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flexible manufacturing
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allows for low cost, high variety items through the use of specialized, adaptable machinery
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SWOT analysis
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Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
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differentiation strategy
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where an organization emphasizes either product difference or internal, organizational differences.
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bullwhip effect
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when distorted product demand passes from one part of the supply chain to another
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meetings
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informational meetings, discussional meetings (brainstorming type), decisional meeting (delegating authority)
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ad hoc committee
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meets for a limited time about a specific purpose
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chairperson
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the formally or informally appointed leader of a conference or committee
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preliminary controls
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controls placed in anticipation of deviation due to manufacturing or undesired outcomes.
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concurrent controls
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controls that occur during operation and that can spot problems as they happen.
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feedback controls
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controls that are implemented to assess the finished process, and ensure future deviations do not occur.
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OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Orientation programs
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help to acquaint new employees with procedures and policies in order to ease the transition into their new jobs
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360 feedback
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feedback that comes from superiors as well as subordinates
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satisfaction progression
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the principle that before a higer need can motivate, a lower need must be met
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frustration regression
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Clayton Alderfer simplified Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and added this principle, which states that when people are constantly frustrated and need to meet a need, they eventually stop trying.
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institutional power
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comes from influence within a company and is effective in getting employees to perform.
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expentancy theory of motivation
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the theory of motivation that proposes that confidence, the potentiality of a reward, and the perceived level of reward motivates performance.
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reinforcement theory of motivation
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the theory of motivation that focuses on positive and negative reinforcement and the motvational repercussions of the reinforcement.
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position power
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power that comes with formal, defined authority and the ability to hire, discipline, and terminate.
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directive interview
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when the interviewer guides the discussion with an outline or objectives
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nondirect interview
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an interview where the interviewer allows the interviewee to freely talk by asking open-ended questions.
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halo effect
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basing the overall impression of an applicant on a part of the information given and using that impression to influence all of the relevant information
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Merit
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refers to an employee's past job performance
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external wage alignment
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means that wages outside the company are similar to those inside
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internal wage alignment
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looks at whether wages earned in various departments are comparable to each other
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Job enrichment
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seeks to meet the higher level needs of employees, and involves greater responsibili9ty and authority being given by the manager.
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line type organizational structure
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allows managers to know exactly who they report to and give directives to.
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Protected group employees
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employees who are protected due to their race, age, gender, sex, handicap, religion, and military record.
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norming stage
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the stage of a team's life cycle when norms are established that enable the team to function effectively and efficiently.
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performing stage
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the stage of a team's life cycle when they are most productive and members begin to perform for the team.
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