organisational psychology subsets

Question 1

motivation

Answer 1

maslow’s hierarchy of needs

mclleland’s theory of achievement motivation

latham and locke’s goal setting theory

vroom’s expectancy theory of motivation

extrinsic and intrinsic

deci and ryan’s self determination theory

landry et al:
applying self determination theory to motivational rewards

Question 2

leadership

Answer 2

universalist theories: great person theory, charismatic leader theory, transformational leader

behavioural theories of leadership: Ohio (initiating behaviours, consideration behaviours) and Michigan (employee orientation and product orientation)

heifetz’s 6 principles in adaptive challenges

muczyk and reimann’s 4 styles of leadership

scouller’s levels of leadership

kouzes and posner’s leadership practices inventroy

Cuadrado - leadership style and gender

Followership - kelley

Question 3

work conditions

Answer 3

temporal work conditions

human and system errors in operator machine systems

SWAT monitoring of accidents and risk events

Question 4

job satisfaction

Answer 4

herzberg’s two factor theory

hackman and Oldham’s job characteristics theory

belias and skilikas’ techniques of job design

measuring job satisfaction: the job descriptive index, the QWL evaluation scale (walton’s quality of working life)

blau and boal’s absenteeism and organisational commitment model

gicalone and rosenfield - Employee Sabotage in the workplace

Question 5

group behaviour

Answer 5

tuckman and jensen’s stages of group development

belbin’s 9 team roles

groupthink

forsyth’s cognitive limitations and errors

claypoole and szalma: performance moitoring