Chapter 6: Applied Performance Practices Flashcards
employee stock ownership
a reward system that encourages employees to buy company stock
gainsharing plan
a team based reward that calculates bonuses from the work unit’s cost savings and productivity improvement
job characteristic model
a job design model that relates the motivational properties of jobs to specific personal and organizational consequences of those properties
job enlargement
the practice of increasing the number and variety of related tasks assigned to a job
job enrichment
the practice of giving employees more responsibility for scheduling, coordinating, and planning their own work
job evaluation
systematically rating the worth of jobs within an organization by measuring the required skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions
job specialization
the result of a division of labor, in which work is subdivided into separate jobs assigned to different people
mental imagery
the process of mentally practicing a task and visualizing its successful completion
profit sharing plan
a reward system that pays bonuses to employees on the basis of the previous year’s level of corporate profits
psychological empowerment
a perceptual and emotional state in which people experience more self-determinations, meaning, competence, and impact regarding their role in the organization
scientific management
the practice of systematically partitioning work into its smallest elements and standardizing tasks to achieve maximum efficiency
self-leadership
specific cognitive and behavioral strategies to achieve personal goals and standards through self direction and self motivation
self-talk
the process of talking to ourselves about our own thoughts or actions
skill variety
the extent to which employees must use different skills and talents to perform tasks within their jobs
stock options
a reward system that gives employees the right to purchase company stock at a future date at a predetermined price
