Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lump Sum, Self-Actualization, Motivation

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Nancy Annett

Document Summary

What is motivation: motivation-set of energetic forces that determines the direction, intensity and persistence of an employee"s work effort, originates both within and outside an employee, critical consideration because effective job performance requires ability and. Pay, bonuses, promotions, support, free time, praise, security. Intrinsic motivation: motivation when task performance serves its own rewards, ex. Internal comparisons: comparing yourself to someone in same company, external comparisons, comparing yourself to someone in different company. What are psychological empowerment and what four beliefs determine empowerment levels: psychological empowerment- energy rooted in belief that tasks are contributing to some larger purpose, meaningfulness, value of work goal purpose (relative to passions and ideals, ex. Identical self-efficacy (sense of pride and mastery: impact, person"s action make a difference (cid:498)moving forward, being on track(cid:499) How do organizations use compensation practices to increase employee motivation: use to increase motivation.