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| approach to motivation that tries to answer the question: what factor or factors motivate ppl? |
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| two-factor theory of motivation |
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| suggests that ppl's satisfaction and dissatisfaction are influenced by two independent sets of factors==motivation factors and hygiene factors |
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| desire to accomplish a goal or task more effectively that in the past |
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| desire for human companionship and acceptance |
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| 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 |
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| suggests that motivation depends on two things--how much we want something and how much we think we are to get it |
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| effort-to-performance expectancy |
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| indiv's perception of the probability that effort will lead to high performance |
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| performance-to-outcome expectancy |
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| indiv's perception that performance will lead to a specific outcome |
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| consequences of behaviors in an org setting, usually rewards |
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index of how much an indiv desires a particular outcome the attractiveness of the outcome to the indiv |
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| suggests that ppl are motivated to seek social equity in the rewards they recieve for performance |
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| 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 |
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| used to weaken undersired behavior by ignoring |
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| method for applying the basic elements of reinforcement theory in an org setting |
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| process of enabling workers to set their own work goals, make decisions, and solve problems within their sphere of responsibility and authority |
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| process of giving employees a voice in making decisions about their own work |
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| formal and informal mechanisms by which an employee performance is defined, evaluated and rewarded |
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| pay awarded to employees on the basis of relative value of their contributions to the org |
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| compensation plan that formally bases at least some meaningful portion of compensation on merit |
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| piece-rate incentive plan |
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| reward system wherein the org pays an employee a certain amount of money for every unit he produces |
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| designed to share the cost savings from productivity improvements w/ employees |
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| similar to gainsharing, but the distribution of gains is tilted much more heavily toward employees |
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