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going back to school for courses that are applicable for the job

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continuing education

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When should an employee be evaluated?

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every 6 months

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this states that they can terminate you without reason legally

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employment at will doctrine

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method of gathering performance appraisals from a worker’s supervisor, subordinates, peers and customers

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360 degree feedback

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you can do this when the employee isn’t doing their job or they’ve violated company policy

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legally terminate employee

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this measures job performance that’s easily quantified

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objective evaluation

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this measures job performance that consists of ratings/judgement of performance

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subjective evaluation

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newest trend of giving performance reviews, when a person pretends to be a customer but is really judging the performance that’s given to them

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secret shopper

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judging the quality ex: KFC and their chicken

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qualitative evaluation

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judging the quanity

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quantitative evaluation

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BARS

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behaviorally anchored rating scale

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BARS is used to

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decrease bias, rate specific behavior, helps with lawsuits

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criterion falls short of measuring job performance or incomplete

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criterion deficiency

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extent to which performance criterion is usable in appraising a particular job

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criterion usefulness

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this is used for appraisers to remember how often a worker has been observed performing specific behaviors

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BARS

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how you give feedback

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  • specific, descriptive
  • well timed
  • honest
  • understood by both parties
  • proactive/coactive
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permanent change in the workplace

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learning

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when you learn to associate a neutral stimulus as predicting another stimulus that we naturally react to

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classical conditioning

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if you’re rewarded for a specific behavior, you’re more likely to do it again in the future, if you’re punished for a specific behavior, you’re more than likely to not do it again

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operant conditoning

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molding someone’s behavior, reward constantly until desired behavior is reached

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shaping

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slow form of learning where you learn from your past mistakes

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trial/error learning

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Kohler’s study with a chimp and a long stick to get bananna, chimp has an “Aha” moment

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insight learning

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4 ways of rewarding/reinforcing

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  • fixed ratio method
  • variable ratio
  • fixed interval
  • variable interval
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Which 2 most effective ways to reinforce behaviors

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  • variable ratio method

- variable interval method

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this is after the employee does a fixed amount of behaviors, they’re rewarded

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fixed ratio method

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employer varies the # of behaviors the employee must do before they get rewarded

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variable ratio method

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when the reward comes after a fixed amount of time

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fixed interval method

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when employer varies amount of time between rewards

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variable interval method

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skill development, learning manuel skills

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training

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interpersonal skills ex: leadership

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development

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when should training occur?

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  • new employees
  • new equipment
  • changes in policies/procedures
  • increase in accidents in workplace
  • increase in turnover
  • increase # of grievances
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who should train?

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-incumbant/supervisor

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most common and popular method for training

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on the job

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advantage of on the job training

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real environment, real problems

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disadvantage of on the job training

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stressful

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this is simulation training, simulated environment where you learn at a slower pace, ideal for job with risk of human life ex:pilots, doctors

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vesibule

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advantage of vesibule training

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no loss of human life

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disadvantage of vesibule training

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expensive$$$ to create/ operate

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where you learn from a computer

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computer based learning

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advantage of computer based learning

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go at your own pace of learning

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disadvantage of computer based learning

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there’s no one to ask a question, less interaction, on your own

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if they identify you as a fast track manager, you’ll be trained through this

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job rotation

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advantage of job rotation

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grasp every single position

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oldest form of training, ideal form of learning for manual labor, blue collar, working with hands, work with a mentor for a lower rate of pay in return for a certain # of hours of training from mentor

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apprenticeship

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advantage of apprentceship

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possibility of getting the job after training

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disadvantage of apprenticeship

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increased drop out rate b/c of low pay

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white collar, office position, sometimes paid/not paid, given a mentor but there’s no guarantee for the job

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internship

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learn another lateral job, this happens if understaffed, doing double duties

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cross-training

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this was an example of socialization and orientation training video, what you can expect on the job after you’ve accepted

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Glidewell Lab

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assessment of training includes

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  • organizational level (needs/goals)
  • task level (requirements of task)
  • person level (skill/knowledge required for job)
  • demographic level (training needs for demographic groups)
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this is used to determine if the training was successful

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assessment of training

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52
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the maze example of McDonald’s was of

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trial and error

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the force that energizes, directs, and sustains behavior

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motivation

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54
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what motivates us is having our needs met

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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55
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getting paid for food/water

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biological needs

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56
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roof over our heads, lock on our door

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safety needs

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57
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come into work for friendships

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social needs

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to feel good about ourselves, praise/recognition

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esteem needs

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the need to be all you can be, always reaching for a goal, self growth, some never get this far

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self-actualization

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internal, go into work for good feelings

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intrinsic

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tangible, $, health insurance, something that’s given to you

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extrinsic

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these needs are $, 401k, extrinsic

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hygiene factor

63
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intrinsic, job challenges you, given more responsibility, like job

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motivator factor

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what motivates you is how fairly you believe you’re being treated, perception

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Adam’s Equity Theory

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time, family, school

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inputs

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$, experience, skills

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outputs

67
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if inputs are greater than outputs, then we ____ be motivated

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won’t be

68
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if inputs and outputs are equal, then you ____ motivated

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will be

69
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genetics motivate you, predetermined one’s motivational level

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biological theories of motivation

70
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most widely accepted, behaviors of org/ employers do that help motivate you

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behavioral theories of motivation

71
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subjectively determined pay increase, usually can cause fights

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merit pay

72
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objectively based pay, hard facts/#’s, based on tenure and commision

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pay for performance

73
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anything positive, pay, food,

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reinforcement

74
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when you work 8 hours but you choose when that will be

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flex time

75
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you can work 4 days a week, 10 hours a day or work 3 days a week, 12 hours a day

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compressed work week

76
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only working nights

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night shift

77
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working 2 or more jobs

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moonlighting

78
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the more control you have in your work environment, the __ motivated you are and less stressed

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more

79
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committees w/in an org makes polices about their job and they can give input about changes, ppl doing the job have a say

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quality circles

80
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org shares profit with employees( a certain amt)

ex: stocks

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profit sharing

81
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give rewards./bonus if group improvements are made w/in the org

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gainsharing

82
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employer sits down with you and asks what goals you want to achieve

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goal setting

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given more responsibilities/duties at job, they think you’re doing good so they add to job description, makes you have more skills, more marketable

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job enrichment

84
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MBWA stands for

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management by walking around

85
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most successful manager walks around and better caters to employees motivations/needs

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MBWA

86
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get you to agree to a deal, they change the terms of the deal you still feel obligated to agree, illegal ex:car salesman

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lowballing

87
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where employers/marketers will try to convince you to say yes b/c they make themselves similar to you, with age, background

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similarity

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if we perceive something is beautiful, we assume they’re good and more likely to say yes to attractive ppl

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physical attractiveness

89
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the more trustworthy we perceive someone to be, the more likely we are to say and be motivated by them ex: friendly serves get more tips

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trustworthyness

90
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taking the lead video included these 2 businesses

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4 seasons hotel & Northwest airlines

91
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this business focused on empowerment

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4 seasons hotel

92
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this business focused on expectancy

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vroom

93
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this business focused on recognition, stock options and profit sharing

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Cisco systems

94
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this business was encouraging to helping others, better pay, internal promotions, merit pay increase, continuing education

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4 seasons

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this business’s mission statement was motivating employees, meaningful tasks, recognition programs, employee decision making, self actualization

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northwest airlines

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examples of Herzberg’s motivating factors

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responsibility, achievement, recognition, advancement, growth on job

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examples of Herzberg’s hygiene factors

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supervision, interpersonal relation,working conditions, salary

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positive/negative feelings towards your job

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job satisfaction

99
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a worker’s feelings and attitudes about the entire work organization

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org commitment

100
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JDI stands for

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job descriptive index

101
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a self report job satisfaction rating scale measuring 5 job facets

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JDI

102
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this has become the most widely used standardized measure of job satisfaction

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JDI

103
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commitment related behaviors

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org citizenship behavior

104
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3 components of attitudes are

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  • affect
  • behavior
  • cognitions
105
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what makes up emotions/feelings

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affect

106
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happy faces and each one corresponds to your attitude towards the company, employer or job

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faces inventory

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faces is a __ survey

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subjective

108
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faces measures ___ towards job

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affect

109
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biggest indicator of job satisfaction is

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absenteeism

110
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if this rate is high, ppl aren’t happy with their job

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absenteeism

111
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when you hire employees and they leave soon after

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turnover

112
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indicates org doesn’t have clear tardy policies

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tardiness

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upset with various aspects of organization. if this is high, no job satisfaction

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grievances

114
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when you persuade yourself to change your attitude, attitude/behavior are in conflict with each other and this makes you feel uneasy

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cognitive dissonance

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uneasiness

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dissonance

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to get rid of dissonance you need to change

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your attitude to match your behavior or change behavior to match your attitude

117
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changing your attitude b/c someone told you to

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compliance

118
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What fuels foot in the door?

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the need to be consistent and feeling obligated

119
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who developed cog dissonance?

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leon festinger

120
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need to be consistent

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lowballing

121
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the more familiar you are with someone, the more likely you’ll say yes to their request, breeds liking

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familiarity

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changing attitudes/behaviors b/c of imagined pressures, another way of influence

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conformity

123
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Solomon Asch did his studies on

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conformity

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this study had 4 confederates and 1 participant. confeds answered in a specific way and this was to measure conformity of participant. who conducted this study?

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asch

125
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Females are more likely to conform

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true

126
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others have info that we don’t

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informational influence

127
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we don’t want to go against the grain/norm of the group b/c you’d feel ostricized

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normative influence

128
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someone who won’t conform

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dissenter

129
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if someone is going against the group, the ___ you’ll conform

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less likely

130
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if you’re an expert in the field, you’re ___ to conform

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less likely

131
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changing behavior/attitudes b/c someone commands that you do

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obediance

132
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3 forms of social influence

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  • compliance
  • conformity
  • obediance
133
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Stanley Milgram studied

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obediance

134
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at Yale university, there was a shock machine and the person gets shocked if they didn’t answer correctly

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Milgram study

135
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what % of participants went all the way of high voltage shock?

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65%

136
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ppl were less likely to be obedient if the conductor of experiment was wearing jeans and a t shirt b/c that wasn’t what an authority figure looked like

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Milgram’s variation study

137
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the closer you are to the victim, the ____ likely you’ll be obedient and not shock person

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less

138
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the farther away the authority figure is, the less likely you’ll follow orders

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proximity of authority figure

139
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approached by the enemy, physical punishment, control of info, deindividuation

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brainwashing

140
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approached by similar other, no physical punishment, rigorous schedules, no info, loss of identity

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mind control

141
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when you identify yourself with your captor

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stalkholmes syndrome

142
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professor who figured out technique to get ppl to say yes, went undercover

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Cialdini

143
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getting employees to get a “yes” to your request

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compliance

144
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where you create 2 extreme contrasts to force someone to see your POV and agree with you

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contrast effect

145
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make outrageous request first and then ask for something much smaller, reasonable request. b/c of contrast effect, ppl will be more likely to say yes

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Door in the face

146
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ask small request 1st and then you ask for similar larger request. b/c someone said yes to the 1st request, they’re more likely to say yes to the 2nd to be consistent. b/c of obligation and pressure

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Foot in the door

147
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when we think our freedom is being taken away we want them even more and we’re more motivated
ex: romeo and juliette, limited time offer

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scarcity technique

148
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add several bonuses to make you feel like you’re getting more for your $, used for persuasion
ex:infomercials

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That’s not all folks

149
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predictors of turnover

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  • firing workers who aren’t preforming well
  • layoffs occur
  • involuntary/voluntary
  • job satisfaction
  • org commitment
150
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ways to increase job satisfaction

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  • job rotation
  • job enlargment
  • skill based pay
151
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movement of workers from one type of task to another to alleviate boredom

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job rotation

152
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system of compensation in which workers are paid based on their knowledge /skills rather than on their positions in the organization

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skill based pay

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