Details Title: Exam 2 Pirkle Description: ch 10 Total Flash Cards: 23 Created: 03/22/2009 16:04:30		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Management Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term content perspectives Definition approach to motivation that tries to answer the question:  what factor or factors motivate ppl? Term two-factor theory of motivation Definition suggests that ppl's satisfaction and dissatisfaction are influenced by two independent sets of factors==motivation factors and hygiene factors Term need for achievement Definition desire to accomplish a goal or task more effectively that in the past Term need for affiliation Definition desire for human companionship and acceptance Term process perspectives Definition approaches to motivation that focus on why ppl choose certain behavioral options to fulfill their needs and how they evaluate their satisfaction after they have attained these goals Term expectancy theory Definition suggests that motivation depends on two things--how much we want something and how much we think we are to get it Term effort-to-performance expectancy Definition indiv's perception of the probability that effort will lead to high performance Term performance-to-outcome expectancy Definition indiv's perception that performance will lead to a specific outcome Term outcomes Definition consequences of behaviors in an org setting, usually rewards Term valence Definition index of how much an indiv desires a particular outcome   the attractiveness of the outcome to the indiv Term equity theory Definition suggests that ppl are motivated to seek social equity in the rewards they recieve for performance Term reinforcement theory Definition approach to motivation that argues that behavior that results in rewarding consequences is likely to be repeated, whereas behavior that results in punishing consequences is less likely to be repeated Term extinction Definition used to weaken undersired behavior by ignoring Term behavior modification Definition method for applying the basic elements of reinforcement theory in an org setting Term empowerment Definition process of enabling workers to set their own work goals, make decisions, and solve problems within their sphere of responsibility and authority Term participation Definition process of giving employees a voice in making decisions about their own work Term reward system Definition formal and informal mechanisms by which an employee performance is defined, evaluated and rewarded Term merit pay Definition pay awarded to employees on the basis of relative value of their contributions to the org Term merit pay plan Definition compensation plan that formally bases at least some meaningful portion of compensation on merit Term piece-rate incentive plan Definition reward system wherein the org pays an employee a certain amount of money for every unit he produces Term gainsharing programs Definition designed to share the cost savings from productivity improvements w/ employees Term scanlon plan Definition similar to gainsharing, but the distribution of gains is tilted much more heavily toward employees Term Definition