ADM 2336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Goal Setting, Work Motivation, Belongingness
4 Oct 2017
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The extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal. High levels of intensity and persistence in work effort. Motivation that stems from the direct relationship between the worker and the task. Doing something because it is inherently interesting or enjoyable- task performance serves as its own reward. Motivation that stems from the work environment external to the task itself. Belief that performance will be successful, due to effort. Affected by self-efficacy (personal belief they will succeed: instrumentality. Belief that successful performance will result in an outcome. Subjective, probability from 0 to 1: valence. Degree to which an outcome is valued by an individual. Can be positive, negative, or zero: positively valanced" when outcomes are deemed attractive by helping to satisfy needs. Equals zero if any of the three beliefs is zero. Meaning of money idea that money can have a symbolic value (ex.
