MGHB02H3 Lecture Notes - Motivation, Peter Salovey, Work Motivation

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13 Aug 2012

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B/c of need to increase productivity to be globally competitive. Result of rapid changes to contemporary organizations. Requirements for flexibility and attention to customers that necessitate higher levels of initiative. Motivation: extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal. Effort: -- strength of a person"s work-related behaviour. - amount of effort person exhibits on the job. Persistence: -- persistence that individuals exhibit in applying effort to their work tasks. Ex. researcher who makes discovery early in career and then does nothing for. Direction: quality of work workers should channel persistence in direction that benefits organization. Correct decisions (stockbroker advises clients instead of playing comp. games) increase probability that persistent effort is turns into organizational outcomes. Goals: motivated behaviour has some goal or objective to which it"s directed. May include high productivity, good attendance, creative decisions can also be motivated by goals contrary to organizational goals. Motivated by factors in external environment or be self motivated.

Related Questions

According to Maslow a higher-order need

A) Always provides greater motivation than a lower order need.

B) Never provides as much motivation as a lower order need.

C) Becomes a source of motivation after lower-order needs are satisfied.

D) Contributes directly to the physical survival of the individual.

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A central characteristic of "management by objectives" is that:

A goals are set by top management and followed without question by others within the organization.

B. employees are given complete freedom to set their own goals as long as they are consistent with broad guidelines established by top management.

C. goals are set through a process involving all members of the organization.

D. it assumes that management must motivate employees since employees are incapable of motivating themselves.