I/O Flashcards
assessment, selection, placement, training of new and current employees
personnel psychology
Performance assessments are most often conducted to facilitate decisions about ____ ____ and _____ and provide employees with _____ about performance.
employee raises, bonuses, feedback
The identification of job performance measures typically begins with a
job analysis
collecting info to describe job requirements, job redesign, and causes of accidents
job analysis
Methods of job analysis:
Job-oriented and worker-oriented
The Position Analysis Questionnaire is an example of which type of job analysis?
worker-oriented
determines the relative worth of jobs to set salaries
job evaluation
when work of comparable value results in comparable pay
comparable worth
What do organizations use to measure employee performance?
Criterion measures
units sold, produced, tardiness, promotion history are ___ measures of employe performance
objective
an accurate and complete measure of performance is the
Ultimate Criterion
_______ require rater to compare performance of two or more employees
Relative subjective criterion measures
comparing each ratee with every other ratee in pairs
Paired comparison rating
Critical Incident rating
Forced choice rating scale
Observation of critical incidents
alternatives that are equal in desirability and rater chooses one to describe ratee
Graphic rating scale
Behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS)
Likert-type scale
behavioral dimensions and anchors
Understanding of multidimensional aspects of job performance - useful for highlighting the accuracy of performance ratings
Frame of reference training
There are three strategies for measuring a predictor’s criterion-related validity
Content, construct, criterion-related
Describe the 80% rule and one of its shortcomings
the hiring rate of a minority group must not be lower than 80% of the majority group.
can only be used if the victim is a member of a specific group
difference in validity coefficients for subgroups and the correlations in these groups differ from 0
Differential validity
A remedy for ______ is to refrain from using a predictor to select a certain trait (gender) and use a different predictor that is equally valid for members of all groups
differential validity
Two ways a business can show a procedure is not discriminatory
Business necessity
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
Increase in decision making accuracy achieved by using the predictor to make selections is referred to as _____
Incremental validity
What is selection ratio and which kind is preferred?
Ratio of job openings to applicants - low selection ratio is preferred –> can be more selective
What is base rate and what level is associated with greatest incremental validity (best predictor)
% of employees performing well without use of the proposed predictor and ranges from 0 - 1.
Moderate base rates are most predictive
Types of multiple predictors:
_______ - predicted scores added for an estimated criterion score - ***considered compensatory since great job in one criterion can offset performance in other
Multiple Regression
Techniques for enhancing the effectiveness of training programs
1) Feedback
2) Foster overlearning - Not over trainings (sports)
3) Opportunities for active practice
4) Opportunities for Distributed (spaced) practice
6) Transfer of training
6) Appropriate learning focus - whole learning best for low in complexity and high in organization….part learning best for high in complexity and low in organization
What are some methods of training
1) On-the-job - most widely used
2) Off-the-job
3) Behavioral Modeling
Evaluation of training programs via evaluation criteria and describe their correlations
Reaction
Learning
Behavioral
Results - most important but most difficult to develop
Correlations among the 4 are low so it’s suggested criteria from more than one are included
Evaluation of training programs via utility analysis
used to evaluate a program’s effectiveness - uses a mathematical equation were U is utility measures in dollar value
Evaluation of training programs: formative vs summative
formative - while it is being created
summative - after it is created
In Super’s life-span there are 5 life ____ that include: GEEMD
Major roles related to these stages are referred to as _____ and the extent to which one has completed age appropriate career tasks was referred to ______
Growth, Exploration, Establishment, Maintenance, Disengagement
Life-Career Rainbow
Career maturity
Matching one’s _______to characteristics of the work environment was emphasized by _____. He also stated that higher _____ led to clearer placement in a job and maximal ______.
Personality, Holland, differentiation, satisfaction
_____ was influenced by Maslow and stated that basic needs and _____ are important in career choice
Roe….personality
Tiedeman and O’Hara’s career decision making model says that career ____ is an ongoing process tied to ego - it is a repetitive process of _____ and ____ 2 phases:
identity, differentiation and integration
1) Anticipation Phase - explore options
2) Implementation and adjustment Phase - enter work situation
Krumboltz’s theory Social learning says that career is based on ______ and the best development is based on the widest ____ of experiences
reinforcement - best development = exposure to widest array of experiences
Brousseau and Driver’s decision dynamics model says that how one ____ career path…and there are 4 ways of envisioning it:
Envisions:
1) Linear concept
2) Expert concept
3) Spiral concept - periodic moves across occupational specialties
4) Transitory concept - frequent job changes often unrelated
Dawis and Lofquist said that career depends on the correspondence between ____ and work ____ on 2 dimensions:
correspondence between worker and work environment on 2 dimensions:
Symptom-focused vs problem-focused strategies
Symptom - regulating one’s emotions
Problem - modifying the issue that’s causing the stress
What is scientific management?
Application of the scientific method to study job productivity using 4 steps:
1) analyze job into parts
2) place worker in suitable jobs
3) foster cooperation between workers/supervisors
4) assume responsibility for own shaire
What is an alternative to scientific management?
Human relations movement - greater emphasis on needs, motives, and relationships
The human relations movement led to the Hawthorne Effect, which is…
alteration of behavior by the subjects of a study due to their awareness of being observed
work is “as natural as play” and assume employees have self-control and direction
Theory Y
physical and mental energy one has to achieve a goal is called
motivation
Performance is measured by
function of ability + motivation + environment
Maslow stated that motivation is based on ______, which include:
Unsatisfied needs:
physiological safety, social (belongingness) esteem self-actualization ---each pursued when the one before is satisfied
Erg theory, attributed to _____, distinguishes between three basic needs:
Alderfer
existence, relatedness, growth - people may be motivated by one at a time and can regress
Need theory is attributed to ____.and says that needs are ____ determined, of which there are 3:
He used the _____ test in his theory
Mclelland….culturally
Need for Achievement - moderate difficulty best
Need for Power
Need for Affiliation
Thematic apperception test
Two Factor theory is attributed to ______ and evaluates _____ and ____, which are independent or independent needs?
Herzberg
includes satisfaction and motivation- independent
Herzberg’s job enrichment vs job enlargement
Enrichment - increase motivation
Enlargement - increase # and variety of tasks…keeps person busy but no increase in motivation/satisfaction
_____ theory is attributed to ____ and focuses on the impact of ____ goals on worker motivation.
Goal setting….Locke and Latham…performance
In equity theory, a worker’s ____ is affected by his _____ about his _____.
motivation, perception, input-outcome ratio
Expectancy theory and its multiplicative nature
motivation is a function of 3 beliefs - if either of them is at, then motivation is at 0
Social cognitive theory
Self-regulation of behavior into 4 processes:
1) Goal-setting
2) Self-Observation
3) Self-Evaluation
4) Self-Reaction
Describe some determinants of job satisfaction
Worker Characteristics - disposition, age, race, gender, occupational level, life satisfaction
Job Factors - security, stability, immediate supervisor - some studies say pay is key while others say it’s the perception of equitability
Strength of an employee’s psychological attachment to an organization
Organizational commitment
Three-component model of organizational commitment
Affective commitment - most related to many factors
Continuance commitment - social and monetary costs of leaving - most associated with turnover
Normative commitment - obligation to remain true to org cuz it’s right
Two vital traits of leaders are
initiating structure and consideration
As per ______’s Contingency Theory of leadership, style of leadership and ______ of the situation are critical
Fiedler…favorableness
Theories and models of leadership
Cognitive resource theory
focuses on a leader’s intelligence and experience
Experience is best in high-stress situations and intelligence in low-stress
Theories and models of leadership
Path-Goal theory
identifying a path for subordinate that allows them to fulfill goals through group and org goals
Situational leadership model is attributed to
Four styles and each is a different combination of ____-oriented and ____-oriented. The right style depends on the subordinate’s ____.
Hersey and Blanchard
Task- and relationship-oriented
Subordinate’s maturity
In the _______ Decision making model, the leader makes all the decisions
AI (Autocratic)
Theories and models of leadership
Transformational vs Transactional
Transformational - recognize need for change and use framing, which is defining goals and making activities meaningful
Transactional - focus on stability and emphasize behaviors related to normal work-related activities
standard rules of conduct that maintain uniformity of behavior among group members
group norms
Task demands on group norms says that conformity is greater in _____ situations, ____ complex situations, ones in which a problem does/does not have a solution, and when members must work together to ______ a goal.
ambiguous, highly, does not, achieve.
Group characteristics on group norms says that conformity _____ as consensus of members _____, and the presence of a single dissenter can ______ conformity. When norms are enforced through close supervision, conformity is _____.
increases, increases, lower, high.
Participating in defining norms results in ____ conformity as they are more likely to perceive norms as _____
higher, equitable
Group cohesiveness is affected by:
group size, homogeneity, and goals
In general, group cohesiveness is best when there are ___ to ____ members
5-10