5 Organization III

Question 1

Function of work - Definition / aspect

Answer 1

• Goals oriented
• Human activity
• transform
• Realize tasks
• Innovate & improve individual or collective needs
• Work is embedded in a frame of an exchange situation (employer / employee)
• Defined task, leadership-structures, organizational culture

Question 2

Function of work

Answer 2

• To secure existence
• Gives a time frame - structure of the day
• Offers additional social structures & relationships
• offers experience though cooperation
• Reflects own social level
• Reflects own identity
• Learning - personality development
• connotes activities
• satisfaction & positive emotion

Question 3

Motivation importance

Answer 3

all organization need motivated employees and motivation is critical to our own personal success

Question 4

Motivation - definition

Answer 4

to move –> Motivation is a need or desire that causes a person to act

Motivante behavior is goal-directed behavior

Question 5

Motivation in the workplace

Answer 5

what motivated you doesn’t always motivate your staff

projection = mental process in which we attribute or assign our own feeling, motives and qualities to other people

Question 6

External Motivators

Answer 6

Money
social approval
fame
fear

Question 7

Internal Motivators

Answer 7

Pride
attitude 
belief
sense of achievement 
responsibility

Question 8

Leadership - definition

Answer 8

ability to influence a group toward the achievement of goals

Question 9

Management - definition

Answer 9

use of authority inherent in designated formal rank to obtain compliance from organizational members

Question 10

Managers vs Leaders

Managers

Answer 10

• Focus on things
• do things right
• plan
• organize
• direct
• control
• follows the rules

Question 11

Managers vs Leaders

Leaders

Answer 11

• focus on people
• do the right things
• inspire
• influence
• Motivated
• Build
• shape entities

Question 12

Trait theories of leaderships

Answer 12

theories tha tconsider personality, social, physical, or intellectual traits to differentiate leaders from non-leaders

Leadership traits

• ambition and energy
• desire to lead
• lob-relevant knowledge
• honest and integrity
• self-confidence
• intelligence
• high self monitoring

Leaders are born. not made

Question 13

behavioral theories of leaderships

Answer 13

theories proposing that specific behaviors differentiate leaders from non-leaders

leadership trait can be taught