Management Final Exam Flashcards
Motivation
The psychological processes that arouse and direct goal-oriented behavior
Intrinsic Rewards
The natural rewards and satisfaction that comes from performing a task itself
Maslow’s 5 levels of need
- ) Physiological
- ) Safety
- ) Love
- ) Esteem
- ) Self-Actualization
Alderfer’s 3 basic needs that influence bahavior
ERG
- ) Existence
- ) Readiness
- ) Growth
Positive Reinforcement
The use of positive consequences to strengthen a particular behavior
Negative Reinforcement
The process of strengthening a behavior by withdrawing something negative
Extinction
The method to weaken a behavior by ignoring it or making sure it is not reinforced
Punishment
The process of weakening a behavior by presenting something negative or withdrawing something positive
Expectancy Theory
The theory that suggests that people are motivated by
- ) How much they want something
- ) How likely they think they are to get it
Instrumentality
According to Expectancy Theory, this is the outcome I think I will receive if I perform at this level
Valence
According to Expectancy Theory, This is how much I want the outcome
Equity Theory
The motivational theory that asks how fairly do I think I am being treated in relation to others
What is goal-setting Theory?
The motivation theory that suggests that people can be motivated by objectives that are specific and challenging but achievable
Theory X
Basically negative and assumes that employees inherently dislike work and, whenever possible, will attempt to avoid it
Theory Y
Basically positive and assumes that employees can view work as being as natural as rest or play
McClelland’s 3 Needs
- ) Achievement
- ) Affiliation
- ) Power
What do the 3 Needs do, according to McClelland?
They determine people’s behavior in the workplace
Herzberg
Proposed that work satisfaction arises from motivating factors and work dissatisfaction arises from hygeine factors
Job Characteristics Model characteristics
- ) Skill Variety
- ) Task Identity
- ) Task Significance
- ) Autonomy
- ) Feedback
What seemingly outrageous benefit are companies like Virgin and Netflix offering employees?
Seemingly Unlimited Vacation Time
What company could have created the personal computer but instead gave their idea to Steve Jobs?
Xerox
3 Stages of Lewin’s Change Model
- ) Unfreezing
- ) Changing
- ) Refreezing
What happens in the Unfreezing stage of Lewin’s Change Model?
Creating motivation for change
What happens in the Changing stage of Lewin’s Change Model?
Learning new ways of doing things
What happens in the Refreezing stage of Lewin’s Change Model?
Making new ways normal
What are Kotter’s 8 steps to Leading Organizational Change?
- ) sense of urgency
- ) guiding coalition
- ) vision and strategy
- ) Communicate the vision
- ) broad-based action
- ) short-term wins
- ) Consolidate gains
- ) Anchor new approaches
What are 4 of the many reasons for resisting change?
- ) Fear of the unknown
- ) Personality - Predisposition to change
- ) Fear of Failure
- ) WIIFM (Whats in it for me)
One of the best ways organizations can innovate
Embrace failure. Experiment. Learn. Repeat.
What is the purpose of the Strategic Human Resource Process?
To get optimal work performance to help realize the company’s mission and vision
Job Description
Summarizes what the holder of the job does and how and why he or she does it
What legislation first established the US Federal minimum wage?
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
What legislation established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
The Civil Rights Act
What act prohibits the discrimination against essentially equally qualified employees with physical or mental disabilities or chronic illness and requires reasonable accommodation be provided so they can perform duties?
Americans with Disabilities Act
Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment
When employment outcomes, such as hiring, promotion, or simply keeping one’s job, depend on whether an individual submits to sexual advances
Hostile work environment (in terms of sexual harassment)
What results when unwelcome and demeaning sexually-related behavior creates an intimidating or offensive workplace
Unstructured Interview
The type of interview when the hiring manager asks probing questions in a conversational way to find out what the candidate is like. No fixed set of questions
Behavioral Description Interview
Structured Interview. The interviewer asks questions exploring what the candidate has actually done in the past
Reliability
The degree to which a test measures the same thing consistently
Forced Ranking
All employees within a business are ranked against one another and grades are distributed along some sort of bell curve
What was Barcelona Restaurant Group’s 3-step hiring process?
- ) The interview
- ) The Spend
- ) The Trial
Selection Test Examples:
in-basket exercise, assessment center, leaderless group discussion, and a cognitive ability test
Whistle Blowers
Employees who raise ethical concerns or issues in an organization
What are the 4 Levels of Carroll’s Global Corporate Social Responsibility Pyramid?
- ) (BOTTOM) Economic Responsibility
- ) Legal Responsibility
- ) Ethical Responsibility
- ) (TOP) Philanthropic Responsibility
What does Economic Responsibility mean in Carroll’s Pyramid?
- ) Do what is required by global capitalism
2. ) Be Profitable
What does Legal Responsibility mean in Carroll’s Pyramid?
- ) Do what is required by global stakeholders
2. ) Obey the law
What does Ethical Responsibility mean in Carroll’s Pyramid?
- ) Do what is expected by global stakeholders
2. ) Be ethical
What does Philanthropic Responsibility mean in Carroll’s pyramid?
- ) Do what is desired by global stakeholders
2. ) Be a good global corporate citizen
Who proposed 3 levels of moral development?
Laurence Kohlberg
What are the 3 levels of moral development according to Kohlberg?
- ) Preconventional
- ) Conventional
- ) Postconventional
Preconventional level of moral development
People tend to follow rules and obey authority to avoid unpleasant consequences
Conventional level of moral development
People are conformist, but not slavish, generally adhering to the expectations of others in their lives
Postconventional Level of Moral Development
Managers are independent souls who follow their own values and standards, focusing on the needs of their employees and trying to lead by empowering these working for them
What is Milton Friedman’s famous quote?
A company will become distracted from its task to maximize profits when it practices social responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility
The notion that companies are expected to go above and beyond following the law and making a profit
What does the ethical intensity model do?
Evaluates the impact of a decision based on the intensity of the issue
Motivation
The psychological processes that arouse and direct goal-directed behavior
Extrinsic Reward
The payoff, such as money, that a person receives from others for performing a particular task
Intrinsic Rewards
The satisfaction, such as a feeling of accomplishment, that a person receives from performing the particular task itself
Content Perspectives
Need Based Perspectives
Need Based Perspectives
Theories that emphasize the needs that motivate people
Needs
Physiological or psychological deficiencies that arouse behavior
4 Content Perspective Theories
- ) Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- ) Alderfer’s ERG Theory
- ) McClelland’s Acquired Needs Theory
- ) Herzberg’s 2-Factor Theory
What does Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need do?
Proposes that people are motivated by 5 levels of need
What are Maslow’s 5 levels of need? (Bottom to Top)
- ) Physiological
- ) Safety
- ) Love
- ) Esteem
- ) Self-Actualization
What does Alderfer’s ERG Theory do?
Assumes that 3 basic needs influence behavior
What does ERG stand for? (What are Alderfer’s 3 basic needs?)
- ) Existence
- ) Relatedness
- ) Growth
What does McClelland’s Acquired Needs Theory do?
States that 3 needs are major motives for determining people’s behavior in the workplace
What are the 3 needs in McClelland’s Theory?
- ) Achievement
- ) Affiliation
- ) Power
What does Herzberg’s 2-Factor Theory do?
States that work satisfaction and dissatisfaction arise from two different factors.
What are Herzberg’s 2 Factors?
- ) Work Satisfaction arises from motivating factors
2. ) Work Dissatisfaction arises from hygiene factors
What are motivating factors according to Herzberg?
Factors associated with job satisfaction that affect the job content or the rewards of work performance.
Ex: Achievement, Recognition, and Advancement
What are hygiene factors, according to Herzberg?
Factors associated with job dissatisfaction that affect the job context in which people work.
Ex: Salary, Working Conditions, Interpersonal Relationships, Company Policy
Process
Concerned with the thought processes by which people decide how to act
What are the 3 Process Perspectives?
- ) Equity Theory
- ) Expectancy Theory
- ) Goal-Setting Theory
Equity Theory
Focuses on employee perceptions as to how fairly they think they are being treated compared to others