Chapter 5 Attitudes, Values, Moods, and Emotions Flashcards
Values (Y)
Ways of behaving or end-states desirable to a person or to a group.
terminal values (Y)
long-term personal life goals.
instrumental values (Y)
our preferred means of achieving our terminal values or our preferred ways of behaving
intrinsic work value
values related to the work itself
extrinsic work value
values related to the outcomes of the work
intrapersonal value conflict (Y)
when highly ranked instrumental and terminal values conflict
interpersonal value conflict (Y)
When two different people hold conflict values
individual-organization value conflict (Y)
when an employee’s values conflict with the value of the organization
attitude (Y)
expresses our values, beliefs, and feelings toward something, and inclines us to act or react in a certain way toward it.
beliefs (Y)
your judgements about the object of the attitude that result from your values, past experience, and reasoning
feelings (Y)
reflect your evaluations and overall liking of the object of the attitude, and can be positive or negative
cognitive dissonance (y)
an incompatibility between behavior and a attitude or between two different attitudes.
job satisfaction
reflects our attitudes and feelings about our job
organizational citizenship behavior (Y)
discretionary behavior (e.g helping others) that benefit the organization but that are not formally reworded or required.
organizational commitment
the degree to which an employee identifies with the organization and its goals and wants to stay with the organization
