MGMT EX 3 Flashcards
control
a regulatory process of establishing standards to achieve organizational goals, comparing actual performance against the standards, and taking corrective action when necassary
standards
a basis of comparison for measuring the extent to which various kinds of organizational performance are satisfactory or unsatisfactory
communication
the process of transmitting info from one person or place to another
needs
the physical or psycholgical requirements that must be met to ensure survival and well being
inputs
in equity theory, the contributions employees make to the organization
outcomes
in equity theory, the rewards employees receive for their contributions to the organization
reinforcement
the process of changing behavior by changing the consequences that follow behavior
leadership
the process of influencing others to achieve group or organizational goals
leadership style
the way a leader generally behaves toward followers
perception
the process by which individuals attend to, organize, interpret, and retain info from their environments
perceptual filters
the personality-,psychology-,or experience-based differences that influence people to ignore or pay attention to particular stimuli
defensive bias
the tendency for people to perceive themselves as personally and situationally similar to someone who is having difficulty or trouble
paralanguage
the pitch, rate, tone, volume, and speaking pattern (i.e., use of silences, pauses, or hesitations) of one’s voice
concurrent control
a mechanism for gathering info about performance deficiencies as they occur, thereby eliminating or shortening the delay between performance and feedback
strategic leadership
the ability to anticipate, envision, maintain flexibility, think strategically, and work with others to initiate changes that will create a positive future for an organization
extrinsic reward
a reward that is tangible, visible to others, and given to employees contingent on the performance of specific tasks or behaviors
distributive justice
the perceived degree to which outcomes and rewards are fairly distributed or allocated
procedural justice
the perceived fairness of the process used to make reward allocation decisions
reinforcement theory
the theory that behavior is a function of its consequences, that behaviors followed by positive consequences will occur more frequently, and that behaviors followed by negative consequences, or not followed by positive consequences, will occur less frequently
trait theory
a leadership theory that holds that effective leaders posses a similar set of traits or characteristics
contingency theory
a leadership theory that states that in order to maximize work group performance, leaders must be matched to the situation that best fits their leadership style
charismatic leadership
the behavioral tendencies and personal characteristics of leaders that create an exceptionally strong relationship between them and their followers
transformation leadership
leadership that generates awareness and acceptance of a group’s purpose and mission and gets employees to see beyond their own needs and self-interests for the good of the group
suboptimization
performance improvement in one part of an organization but only at the expense of decreased performance in another part
constructive feedback
feedback intended to be helpful, corrective, and/or encouraging
destructive feedback
feedback that disapproves without any intention of being helpful and almost always causes a negative or defensive reaction in the recipient
intrinsic reward
a natural reward associated with performing a task or activity for its own sake
equity theory
a theory that states that people will be motivated when they perceive that they are being treated fairly
productivity
a measure of performance that indicates how many inputs it takes to produce or create an output
economic value added (EVA)
the amount by which company profits (revenues, minus expenses, minus taxes) exceed the cost of capital in a given year
multifactor productivity
an overall measure of performance that indicates how much labor, capital, materials, and energy it takes to produce an output