MGCR 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Goal Setting, Distributive Justice, Ultimatum Game
5 Nov 2015
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The psychological forces within a person that determine the direction of a person"s behaviour in an organization, a person"s level of effort, and a person"s persistence in the face of obstacles. Reward: a work outcome of positive value to the individual. Extrinsic: valued outcomes given to someone by another person (bonus) Intrinsic: valued outcomes that occur naturally as a person works on a task (satisfaction) A trait is a relatively permanent individual characteristic. Some people are inherently more motivated than others; people may differ in what motivates them. A state is a contextual change in one"s personality --> refers to a person"s reaction to something. Rewards, incentives, job design are factors that predict employees: theories motivation, content-based (need-based) Premise: certain fundamental human needs must be met in a hierarchical in order to facilitate motivation. Highlight that people care about more than just $ Physiological needs (water etc) --> safety needs --> social needs --> esteem needs --> self-actualization needs.
