8 Flashcards

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Motivation is psychological forces that determine: _, _, _?

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Behaviour, commitment, persistence.

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What is Intrinsically motivated behaviour?

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Individual performing for its own sake

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What is Extrinsically motivated behaviour?

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Performed to acquire or avoid a punishment.

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What is Prosocially motivated behaviour?

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Performed to benefit others.

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5
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People seek _____

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Outcome

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Organizations must obtain _______

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Inputs

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7
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3 motivation factors

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  1. Personal characteristics
  2. Nature of job
  3. Nature of organization
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People are motivated to satisfy their ______

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Needs

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Five Basic Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs? Lowest - Highest

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Physiological, Safety, Belongingness, Esteem, Self-actualization.

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Herzberg’s Motivator Hygiene Theory two factors.

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  1. Outcomes can lead to high motivation and job satisfaction.
  2. Outcomes that can prevent people from being dissatisfied.
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Two Factor Theory of Herzberg

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Motivator needs: Work challenges
Hygiene needs: Context in which work is performed

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McClelland’s Need for _____ , ______ , ______.

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Need for Achievement: strong desire to meet personal standards of excellence
Need for Affiliation: concerns an indiviual has about maintaning good interpersonal relations with others.
Need for Power: concerns with their ability to control or influence others.

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What are the 5 job characteristics model?

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Skill variety, Task significance, Task identity, Autonomy, Feedback.

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Process theories?

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Process by which employee behaviour can be aroused and then directed.

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Expectancy theory? and who found it? and what are the 3 factors?

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Victor Vroom stated that motivation will be high when workers feel that: effort linked to performance = performance to rewards = rewards to satisfy personal goals.
Expectancy: perception to which effort will result in performance.
Instrumentality: performance at a certain level will receive a reward.
Valence: how desirable the outcomes/rewards are.

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Underpayment inequity?

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Person perceives that their own outcome ratio is perceived to be less than the referent.

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Overpayment inequity?

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Person perceives that their own outcome ration is perceived to be greater than the referent.

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Management by Objectives (MBO)

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Formal system of evaluating subordinates on ability to achieve organizational goals.

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Learning theories?

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Focus on increasing employee motivation and performance by linking the performance of desired behaviours and the attainment of goals.

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Operant Conditioning Theory.

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People learn which behaviours lead to desired and undesired consequences.

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What is positive reinforcement?

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Gives people the outcome they desire

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What is negative reinforcement?

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Doesn’t give the outcome that people desire

23
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What is extinction?

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Stopping the performance of dysfunctional behaviours

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What is punishment?

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Administering an undesired consequence when dysfunctional behaviour occurs.

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What is social learning theory?
Motivation results from direct experience of rewards and punishments and also from a person's thoughts and beliefs.
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Vicarious learning (observational learning)
Learning becomes motivated by watching another person perform the activity.
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What is self reinforcement?
Learner sets goals for themselves then reinforces it once its been achieved.
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What is Self Efficacy?
Persons belief about their own ability
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Employee recognition programs?
Management expressions of interest, approval and appreciation of job.
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Elements of total reward strategy
1. Nonfinancial recognition 2. Career development opportunities 3. Base and Merit pay 4. Opportunities for Training and Development.
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How does pay motivate?
1. Goal setting theory 2. Learning theory 3. Equity theory 4. Expectancy theory 5. Need theories