Midterm Flashcards
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What factors contribute to implementation failures in healthcare organizations?
Nature of work
Workforce
Leader-workforce relations
Performance measurement and control systems
Define personality traits
Enduring characteristics that describe an individual’s behavior.
- The more consistent the characteristic and the more frequently it occurs in diverse situations, the more important the trait.
What are the Big Five Personality traits?
Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism - Think OCEAN
What are some examples of personality traits?
Affectivity Self-Monitoring Proactive Personality Self-Esteem Self-Efficacy Locus of Control
Define Values
Values refer to stable life goals that people have, reflecting what is most important to them.
Why should we care about values?
- Provide understanding of the attitudes, motivation, behaviors
- Influence our perception of the world around us
- Shape our view of “right” and “wrong”
- Imply preferences (behaviors, outcomes)
Define Person-Organization Fit
The degree to which a person’s values, personality, goals, and other characteristics match those of the organization.
Define Person-Job Fit
The degree to which a person’s skill, knowledge, abilities, and other characteristics match the job demands.
Define Perception
Perception is how individuals detect and interpret environmental stimuli.
What are the three ways we can perceive ourselves (Self-perception)?
Self Enhancement Bias
Self Effacement Bias
False Consensus Error
Define Self Enhancement Bias
Tendency to overestimate our performance and own capabilities (see ourselves better than others do)
Define Self Effacement Bias
Opposite, underestimate own performance and capabilities
Define False Consensus Error
Overestimate how similar we are to others- What does this mean? Repeat illegitimate behavior, misunderstand other people’s needs and tendencies (problem when managing)
What are three types of social perception?
Stereotypes
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Selective perception - (pay selective attention to parts of our environment and miss the whole picture.
How can you determine whether to attribute performance to external or internal factors?
Consensus - is everyone doing it?
Distinctiveness - does this person normally behave this way in other situations?
Consistency - does this person normally behave this way in the same situation?
How does skill relate to MTBI?
It doesn’t measure skill, it measures preferences and how people gather information.
What are the three components of attitude?
Affective – The emotional or feeling segment of an attitude
Cognitive – The opinion or belief segment of an attitude
Behavioral – An intention to behave in a certain way toward someone or something
How does attitude relate to job satisfaction and organizational commitment?
Attitude –> Job Sat. –> Org. Commitment
Attitudes predict behaviors
What are some strategies to improve work attitudes?
Personality Person-Environment Fit Job Characteristics Psychological Contract Organizational Justice Work Relationships Reduce Stress Work-Life Balance
What five work behaviors can job satisfaction improve?
Job performance Organizational citizenship behavior Absenteeism Turnover Workplace deviance
What are some reasons for employees leaving their job?
Performance Job dissatisfaction Personality Age Company tenure
What is the formula for performance?
Performance = Motivation x Ability x Environment
What are Maslows Hierarchy of Needs?
^ Self Actualization | Esteem | Social | Safety | Physiological
What is McClelland’s Acquired-Needs Theory, and what need comes first?
-Need for achievement
-Need for affiliation
-Need for power
We all vary on which need is primary
Describe equity theory
The inputs and outcomes of one person, should equal the inputs and outcomes of another. For example, if I work overtime and get a raise, so should everyone else that worked overtime.