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ADMS 2400 Lecture Notes - Goal Setting, Belongingness, Learned Helplessness

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16 Oct 2011
School
York University
Department
Administrative Studies
Course
ADMS 2400
Professor
Sabrina Deutsch Salamon

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Motivation: a set of energetic forces that determine the direction, intensity, and persistence of an employee"s work effort. External force: goals provided for employee to follow. Motivation measures, what employees do at a given moment and the direction in which their effort is channeled. Expectancy theory: the rational (cognitive) process that employees go through to make choices among different voluntary responses. Employees make choices based on 3 specific biased beliefs: Expectancy belief that exerting high level of effort will result in the successful performance of some task. Self-efficacy: belief that individual has required skills to complete task successfully. Past accomplishments, various experiences (others who have performed some work task), verbal persuasion (get persuaded by others to get work done) and emotional cues (fear and anxiety creates doubt while pride and enthusiasm boosts confidence) Instrumentality belief that successful performance will result in the attainment of some outcomes. Valence anticipated value of the outcomes associated with successful performance.

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Related Questions

After reading the textbook sections on employee and manager motivation viewing the TED Talk on employee motivation in Canvas, discuss your thoughts. What motivates you as an employee? If you hold or have held a management position, what observations do you have about the employees that you supervise(d)?

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.

This discussion is about the excerpt from "Office Space." Respond to the following questions:

a. In the movie Peter says: It's not that I am lazy. It is that I just don't care 'The problem is one of motivation'. What kind of problem is depicted in the movie? Is it one of moral hazard or adverse selection? Explain.

b. The consultant mentions a 'Stock option equity-sharing program' to provide incentives for Peter to work harder. Explain in detail how such programs are used to motivate employees. What kind of incentive problems do they solve?

c. Do you believe that such an incentive program will be successful in providing incentives for employees like Peter to work harder? Explain. Defend your viewpoint.