Chapter 4 Flashcards
Managers need to periodically assess:
1) Motivation
2) Performance
Must take into account:
A) Occupation
B) Career stage
C) Personal factors
Needs
Physical or psychological deficiencies that make specific outcomes or goals attractive
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Theory of psychology, proposed in 1943 in the paper “A Theory of Human Motivation” by Abraham Maslow
The Two-Factor Theory
There are certain factors in workplaces that cause job satisfaction, while an isolated set of factors cause dissatisfaction
Herzberg’s Two Factor View of Needs
- Motivators
- Hygiene Factors
Three Needs Theory
Proposed by David Mclelland, is a motivational model that attempts to explain how the needs for ACHIEVEMENTS, POWER, and AFFILIATION affect the actions of people from a managerial context
Equity
The importance of fairness
Expectancy Theory
Is about the mental processes regarding choice or choosing
Expectancy Theory was proposed by:
Víctor Vroom of the Yale School of Management
People want to satisfy various needs, arranged in hierarchy of importance
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Relationships are fair when
People perceive outcomes as proportionate to perceived contributions
Four Central Components of Expectancy Theory
1) Job Outcomes
2) Valences
3) Instrumentality
4) Expectancy
Instrumentality
Belief that accomplishing a job outcome depends on performance
Expectancy
Apparent link between effort and performance