BU288 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Motivation, Distributive Justice, Equity Theory
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Know what good and bad rs are, r^2, and variance explained (interpret r values: r explains 0. 5, r2 explains 25%. If z explains 0. 5 and x explains 0. 5 and they are uncorrelated, it explains 25% Nothing calculated or line of best fit. What are some of the conditions under which a person"s attitudes may predict his or her behaviour: job satisfaction- how happy you are with your job, organizational commitment- how committed you are to your organization. Continuous commitment- you"re stuck there and can"t work another job- it is too costly to leave, 3. Normative- a sense of obligation (stay because it"s the right thing to do, they pay for you mba, etc: changing an attitude is very difficult. Cognitive dissonance- exposure to something that goes against the alignment of you beliefs. What can be done to make diversity training effective: trainer is perceived to be credible and believable.
