MGMT 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Equity Theory
22 May 2018
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I. Job characteristics (see also Ch. 9, Sec. 9-3c, pp.
188-191)
a. Skill variety, task identity, task significance
leads to experienced meaningfulness of
work which makes you ore likely to be
highly motivated
b. Autonomy leads to experienced
responsibility of work outcomes, which
leads to high performance
c. Feedback leads to knowledge of work
results, which leads to high satisfaction
d. THING TO KNOW: job characteristics
affect your experience, which affects
motivation
II. Goals work best when…
a. This is Locke and Latham
III. Latham and Baldes study (what did it
show?)
a. Goals work best when:
i. Goals are difficult and specific
ii. Person is committed to pursuit
iii. Person has confidence in attainment
iv. Feedback is provided
v. Task is fairly well learned
IV. Equity Theory
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