Career Dev. Flashcards
Who developed Motivation & Management Expectancy Theory
Victor Vroom
Explain Motivation & Management Expectancy Theory
Suggests employer performance is based on the following:
* Valence
* Expectancy
* Instrumentality
Define Valence
Will the work provide rewards (money, promotion, satisfaction)
Define Expectancy
What does the person feel they are capable of doing?
Define Instrumentality
Will the manager actually give the employee the promised reward
Who is the “Father of Vocational Guidance”
Frank Parsons
Explain Parsons contribution to Vocational Guidance
Parsons suggested 3 steps to implement the trait-and-factor approach
What are the 3 steps Parsons suggested to implement the trait-and-factor approach
- Knowledge of self, aptitudes, & interests.
- Knowledge of jobs, including the advantages & disadvantages.
- Matching the individual with the work.
Who was the Chief Spokesperson for the Minnesota Viewpoint
Edmund Griffith Williamson
Explain Williamson’s theory
Matching or actual approach of traits, apptitudes, & interests
* Assume there is a single best career goal for everyone.
Explain Trait and Factor Theory
Rests on the assumptions that people have different traits, that occupations require a particular combination of worker characteristics, and that effective vocational counseling matches a person’s traits with job requirements
Who is responsible for developing Early Childhood Needs Approach (psychodynamic)?
Anne Roe
Explain Roe’s Early Childhood Needs Approach (psychodynamic)
Jobs meet our needs determined by our childhood satisfactions & frustrations.
* Characterized by 6 levels & 8 fields
Who is responsible for Developmental Career Theory?
Ginzberg, Ginsburg, et al.
How many periods are in Developmental Career Theory?
3
