Chapter 6: Motivation

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esteem

accomplishment, recognition, personal growth

the magnitude at which an employee undertakes a goal and the lengths he or she will take to achieve this goal?

goal commitment

positive valence example

i would prefer having outcome X, then not having it

when people feel that their work makes a difference and contributes to progress, they experience what form of psychological empowerment

impact

valence

the anticipated value of the outcomes associated with successful performance. can be positive, negative, or zero

what is the most common element of organizational compensation plans

merit pay

comparison other

another person who provides a frame of reference for judging equity.

Gena's mother in law has tried to teach her to crochet several times, but Gena is convinced that she has two left thumbs and will never get the hang of it, no matter how hard she tries. in terms of expectancy theory, what is Gena's subjective probability

0

S.M.A.R.T Goals

Specific Measurable Achievable Results Driven Time Sensitive

what type of motivation is psychological empowerment

intrinsic motivation

3 factors that determine whether supervisors assignments affect ehir employees professional performances

commitment, feedback, task complexity

zero valence example

im bored, are we still talking about outcome X

4 concepts that make work tasks intrinsically more motivating

meaningfulness, self-determination, competence, impact

self-efficacy

a factor that shapes our expectancy for a particular task. the belief that a person has the capabilities needed to execute the behaviors required for task success. you have to believe you're capable of doing it as this is the strongest driver.

meaningfulness

a psychological state reflecting one's feeling about work tasks, goals, purpose, and the degree to which they contribute to society and fulfill ones ideals and passions

cognitive distortion

a reevaluation of the inputs an employee brings to a job often occurring in response to equity distress

self-determination

a sense of choice in the initiation and continuation of work tasks

motivation

a set of energetic forces that originates both within and outside an employee that determines the direction, intensity, and persistence of an employees work effort.

Expectancy theory

a theory that describes the cognitive process employees go through to make choices among different voluntary responses. the theory suggests that our choices depend on 3 specific beliefs that are based in our past learning and experience: expectancy instrumentality, and valence

symbolic meaning of money

achievement, respect, freedom

equity theory

acknowledges that motivation doesn't just depend on your own beliefs and circumstances, but also what happens to other people. employees create a mental ledger of the outcomes or rewards they get from their job duties

psychological empowerment

an energy rooted in the belief that tasks are contributing to some larger purpose.

result when goal commitment is high

assigning specific and difficult goals will have significant benefits for task performance

control

autonomy, accountability

workers who believe that their workplaces have a sense of equity are more likely to exhibit ______ behaviors and less likely to exhibit ______ behaviors

citizenship, counterproductive

needs

cognitive groupings or clusters of outcomes that are viewed as having critical psychological or physiological consequences

external comparison

comparing oneself to someone in a different company

internal comparisons

comparing oneslef to someone in the same company

Tyler works in customer service for a large financial services firm but wants to ultimately work as a financial analyst, so he is taking advantage of training opportunities at work and seeking challenging assignments that can enhance his skills. Tyler is attempting to build which dimension of psychological empowerment?

competence

which dimension of psychological empowerment refers to an employees belief that he or she can perform his or her professional work at a higher level

competence

engaged employees

completely invest themselves and their energies into their jobs

past accomplishments

consideration of efficacy levels: the level of success or failure with similar job tasks in the past

vicarious experiences

consideration of efficacy levels:observations of and discussions with others who have performed the same work task.

extrinsic motivation

desire to put forth work effort due to some contingency that depends on task performance

intrinsic motivation

desire to put forth work effort due to the sense that task performance serves as its own reward

meaning

development of personal potential, achievement of higher purpose

what is the second strongest performance effect

difficult goals

components of motivation that contribute to an employees work

direction, intensity, persistence

emotional cues

efficacy levels dictated by this: positive or negative feelings that can help or hinder task performance

theory that asserts that a persons motivation is based on what he or she considers to be fair when compared to others

equity

comparison other general possibilities that can result from "cognitive calculus"

equity, underreward inequity, overreward equity

equity distress

imbalance in ratios. an internal tension that results from being overrewarded or underrewarded relative to some comparison other

what kind of belief answers the question "what are the chances that, if i work very hard, I'll be able to do a good job"

expectancy

when other people recognize the sucess of others and reward them, what motivation is typically fostered?

extrinsic

the 3 variables that specify when assigned goals will have stronger or weaker effects on task performance. these variables are also known as moderators

feedback, task complexity, goal commitment

relatedness

friendship, companionship, acceptance, affection, romantic attachments

the targeted focus of a persons actions

goal

specific and difficult goals

goals that stretch an employee to perform at his or her maximum level while still staying within the boundaries of his or her ability. will result in higher levels of performance

third strongest performance effect

high levels of valence, instrumentality, and expectacny

negative valence example

i would prefer not having outcome X rather than having it

feedback

in job characteristic theory, it refers to the degree to which the job itself provides information about how well the job holder is doing. refers to updates on employee progress to goal attainment

Krystal complained to her husband after her performance review "i dont get it. i got the top rating in the department, but i got the same raise as everyone else, even the slackers. obviously our raises dont depend on how hard you work or how good a job you do!" Krystal would be describes as having a low ___________ according to expectancy theory

instrumentality

when an individual experiences psychological empowerment, performing the work tasks serves as its own reward. this is a form of what type of motivation?

intrinsic

hinderers of expectancy

lack of necessary resources, lack of supportive practices, low self-efficacy

task strategies

learning pans and problem-solving approaches used to achieve successful performance

two forms of compensation systems that have been credited with improving employee productivity

lump sum bonuses and gainsharing

feeling that the hob tasks are valuable

meaningfulness

tony is a member of a small research team for a company. one of the aspects of his job that he loves best in that he can readily point to his contributions to the teams projects and genuinely feels like he makes a difference in the success of the team. this is an example of which dimension of psychological empowerment

meaningfulness

motivation and organizational behavior relationship

moderate positive effect. people who experience higher levels of equity tend to feel higher levels of affective commitment and higher levels of normative commitment

term that refers to how hard people work towards something, where they apply their efforts, and how they continue to work towards their goals

motivation

what makes some outcomes more positively valenced than others?

outcomes are deemed more attractive when they help satisfy needs

in terms of equity theory, what are considered outcomes

pay and promotions

weaker effect on task performance

perceptions of equity

hinderers of instrumentality

poor methods of measuring performance, and use of policies that reward things beside performance such as attendance or seniority

task complexity

reflects how complicated the information and actions involved in a task are, as well as how much the task changes. the degree to which the information and actions needed to complete a task are complicated

verbal persuasion

self-efficacy is dictated by this. pep talks that lead employees to believe that they can "get the job done"

what is the strongest performance effect?

self-efficacy/competence people who feel a sense of internal self-confidence tend to outperform those who doubt their capabilities

Talledega Nights Example

self-efficacy: you have the ability to perform well, self-confidence,

inputs of equity theory

skills and experience

motivation and job performance relationship

strong positive effect people who experience higher levels of motivation tend to have higher levels of task performance

setting specific, challenging goals encourages workers to develop what plans and teaches them new things and answers their dilemmas

task strategies

expectancy

the belief that exerting a high level of effort will result in the successful performance of some task

instrumentality

the belief that successful performance will result in some outcomes

result when goal commitment is low

the benefits on task performance become much weaker

competence

the capability to perform work tasks successfully

goal commitment

the degree to which a person accepts a goal and is determined to reach it.

reasons an employee may be more motivates than his or her counterparts

the employee has feelings of expectancy and instrumentality, the employee has feelings of psychological empowerment, the employee ha specific challenging and achievable goals

as a self-set goal becomes more difficult what happens?

the intensity of effort increases, and the persistence of effort gets extended

self set goals

the internalized goals that people use to monitor their own task performance.

impact

the sense that a person's action "make a difference" - that progress is being made toward fulfilling some important purpose

expectancy theory equation

total motivational force to perform a given action can be described as: E→P x ∑[(P→O) x V] ∑ signifies that instrumentalities and valences are judged with various outcomes in mind motivation force equals zero if any one of the three beliefs is zero

the belief known as _________ relates to the question "does the outcome have any value to me"

valence

the belief that successful performance will result in some outcomes

valence

Laura is nervous about donating blood at the blood drive at work, but she sees coworkers donating blood and thinks "if they can do it, i can do it" this is an example of which source of self-efficacy

vicarious experiences

Goal setting theory

views goals as the primary drivers of the intensity and persistence of effort

existence

water, food, shelter, safety


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