Week 5 - motivation and applied performance practices

Question 1

Motivation, needs and drives rely on internal forces to achieve various outcomes. List.

Answer 1

Motivation: voluntary behavior.

Needs: compelling action

Drives - achieve a goal.

Question 2

List the 4 types financial reward practices

Answer 2

seniority based
Job status
Competency
Performance based (eg bonus, gainsharing)

Question 3

What would you consider to improve reward effectiveness?

Answer 3

Link to performance
Relevance
team rewards for interdependent jobs
Valued

Question 4

The job characteristics model suggests job characteristics lead to psychological states that lead to motivation, satisfaction and performance. List the characteristics and states they provoke.

Answer 4

• Task variety, identity, significance
• Autonomy - degree of freedom
• Job feedback - understanding their performance
• meaningfulness
• responsibility - high locus of conrol
• knowledge

Question 5

What 3 strategies can increase the motivatoin

Answer 5

Job rotation - change
Job enlargement - many tasks into 1
Job enrichment - increase skills

Question 6

Define empowerment & strategies that support it.

SCIM

Answer 6

Empowerment: people experience more 
self-determination, 
, competence, 
impact. 
meaning

Question 7

Define self leadership and supporting strategies

Answer 7

Process of influencing oneself to establish the self-direction and self-motivation needed to perform a task

goal setting (self talk, mental imagery)
natural rewards
Self monitoring
Self reinforcement