U6 Flashcards
job specialization
breaking down Jobe into small component tasks and standardizing them across all workers doing those jobs
Fredrick Taylor
- proponent of job specialization to increase productivity
job rotation
systematically moving workers form between 2+ jobs at regular intervals
job enlargement
involves expanding the # of different tasks that workers perform within the same level of responsibility
job enrichment
involves giving workers more tasks to perform and how they control them
potential probs w job enrichment
- lack of desire or skill
- demand for rewards
- supervisory resistance
what is the job characteristics model
proposed as a way yo increase the motivation potential of jobs
- identified key characteristics that make some jobs more motivating then others
core job characteristics of the job characteristics model
- skill variety
- task identity
- task significance
- autonomy
- feedback
motivating pool score
extent to which job is designed to motivate
MPS = (skill variety + task identity + task significance) x autonomy x feedback
critical psychological states of the job characteristics model
jobs higher on characteristics are intrinsically motivating bc of there effect on 3 psychological states
- perceived meaningfulness
- greater responsibility
- knowledge
outcomes of the job characteristics model
presence of the critical psych states lead to a # of outcomes
- higher intrinsic motivation
- greater performance and satisfaction
- reduced absenteeism
moderators of the job characteristics model
- knowledge and skill
- growth need strength (extent to which ppl desire to achieve higher order satisfaction)
- context satisfaction
strengths of the job characteristics model
- research is supportive of it
- workers respond more favourably to jobs w higher motivating potential
goal setting theory
specific and difficult goals lead to higher performance (stretches intensity and persistence of effort)
effective goal setting characteristics are …
- specific
- challegiing
- accepted
- have feedback
- participative (sometimes)
what does SMART stand for
specific
measurable
aggressive
realistic
timely
strength and weakness of goal setting theory
s - high validity and usefulness
w - interferes w learning process in new complex jobs
what is the temporal theory of integration
- its integrative (uses the expectancy, and need theory and time)
- used to explain procrastination
procrastination
voluntarily delaying an intended course of action despite
expecting to be worse off for the delay. (delay itself is not procrastination)
temporal theory of motivation argues that motivation is determined by what 4 factors
- expectancy
- value
- impulsiveness
- delay
procrastination equation
motivation = expectancy x value / impulsiveness x delay
structural empowerment
aspect of work environment that gives ppl autonomy
leads to felt empowerment
how do SMART goals motivate
- energize
- give direction
- provide challenge
- produce out of the box thinking
