OBHR 33000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Goal Setting, Expectancy Theory, Motivation

• School: Purdue University
• Department: Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
• Course: OBHR 33000
• Professor: Habashi Meara

Document Summary

Intrinsic motivation: motivation that is felt when task performance serves as its own reward. Motivation is different from competence in that motivation is a desire to do something while competence is the ability to do it. Needs theory: emphasize role that individual differences play, interaction between needs and drives to satisfy those needs. Cognitive/rational theories: view workers as rational beings, they rationally assess costs and bene ts before taking action. Self-acutalization: the most human need, growth based motive (this is on the top of the pyramid) Employees always start with the basic needs such as pay and security. Once they have those needs, then they focus on higher needs. This theory is vague and hard to test, not much empirical support. Need for achievement: drive to excel and succeed in jobs. Need for af liation: seek harmony in relations with others.