ADM 2336 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Social Identity Theory, Absenteeism, Organizational Commitment

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Perception is the process of interpreting the messages of our senses to provide order and meaning to the environment. Among the most important perceptions that influence organizational behaviour are the perceptions that organizational members have of each other. Perception has three components a perceiver, a target that is being perceived, and some situational context in which the perception is occurring: the perceiver. The perceiver"s experience, motives, and emotions can affect his or her perceptions. One of the most important influences on perception is experience - our past experiences lead us to develop expectations and these affect current perceptions - differences in perception caused by experience can lead to problems within organizations. Differences in our needs at a given moment and our motivational state can also be a source of conflict within organizations, since our motivational states influence our perception and interpretation of events. Emotional state refers to the particular emotions that an individual feels at a given time.

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write six recommendations based on below studies:

write a conclusion about below studies:

1- Sharma (1997) evaluated organizational commitment and its determinants in a private sector manufacturing organization with a sample of 200 respondents from skilled workers, resulted that both situational and personal factors contribute to workersâ commitment to organization. Between the two, situational factors contribute more to commitment than do person-related factors. Organizational characteristics (such as adequacy of resources) and two task characteristics such as task difficulty and task.
2- Reddy, et. al. (2000) in their study of organizational climate and dual commitment in private and public sector enterprise focused on examining the workersâ dual commitment- both organizational and union commitment- in the context of organizational climate. The study was conducted in four public and four private textile organizations of Coimbatore by interviewing 200 respondents. The study revealed that organizational climate has an important role in determining organizational commitment and not union commitment.
3- Ponnu and Chuah (2010) in their study organizational commitment, organizational
justice and employee turnover in Malaysia investigated the relationship among
organizational justice, organizational commitment and turnover intention of Malaysian
employees. The study based on the responses of 172 employees of Malaysia and found
that both procedural and distributive justice perceptions were significant contributors in
explaining organizational commitment and turnover intention. Further, found
significant, strong and positive relationship between organizational justice and
organizational commitment. On other hand, there was a significant, strong and negative
relationship between organizational justice and turnover intention.

4- In a scientific research which was conducted by Syed Azeem(2010, job satisfaction and organizational commitment among employees in Oman), with a sample of 150 employees from government sector and private sector through distributing questionnaires. It was found that the job satisfaction and age variables were the most dominant factors that affect the organizational commitment in Oman.
5- A study was conducted to determine MARA Professional Colleges lecturersâ perception on organizational commitment. The study builds on social exchange theory and organizational model to identify the factors influencing the organizational commitment of these lecturers. The study analyzes whether or not there is a significant relationship between job satisfaction, job involvement, perceived organizational support and organizational commitment among lecturers in MARA Professional Colleges. Data were collected via questionnaires from 132 lecturers of three different MARA Professional Colleges. The findings of the survey show there is a significant relationship between job satisfaction, job involvement and perceived organizational support. Job involvement contributed the most which is 28.8%, followed by perceived organizational support 23.9% and job satisfaction contributed 9.4% towards organizational commitment among MARA Professional College lectures. The results suggest an improvement of social change by increasing job involvement, perceived organizational support and job satisfaction is an efficient way of obtaining highly committed human resource. The results of the study have valuable implications for policy makers in MARA Higher Education Division, college administrators and educators.
6- Elina Anttila (2014, components of organizational commitment under a case study consisting line managers from Finnish industrial company) aims to find factors affecting employeesâ organizational commitment within the case organization as well as point out some strengths and weaknesses the company has in this area. The company studied is Finnish multinational industrial company. The sample of this qualitative study consisted of nine Finnish first level managers from different segments of this company. The data was collected using theme interviews and qualitative attitude approach. Therefore, the analysis was also conducted in two separate ways. The data from theme interviews was analyzed using thematic content analysis while the analysis of the data from qualitative attitude approach followed the principles of that method concentrating on explanations of stance taking. As a result of this study, the factors affecting the organizational commitment in this organization can be divided into three categories. The first one consist matters directly linked to the company itself. The second category has factors linked to the work community. Finally, the third is formed by factors related to the work characteristics. Companyâs strengths lie in itsâ interesting field of business and variety opportunities it can offer for employees globally.

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Match the definitions or complete the statements in the first part of the quiz with the appropriate terms found in the second part.

Definitions/Statements

1. _____ refers to marketersâ focus on a product rather than on the needs of the market.

3. The impact of technology on buyer behavior relates to factors such as ____; the use of technology to engage customers and build relationships; customization of products and promotional messages; and better prices and distribution.

4. In the case of situational influences, this relates to the situation in which or the occasion on which the product will be used, e.g., special occasion or everyday use.

5. In the case of situational influences, this relates to the fact if we are in a store, point-of-purchase displays could influence us to buy something. We could also make unplanned purchases because we remembered something from seeing the brand while we are in the store.

6. This discipline on which consumer researchers draw focuses on society and large groups in society such as family and social class.

7. This discipline on which consumer researchers draw focuses on cultures and differences among cultures.

8. These are temporary circumstances that affect consumer purchase decisions.

9. In the case of situational influences, this refers to the fact that the person and the occasion for which we are buying something influence our purchase decisions.

10. According to the simple model of consumer decision making, reference groups, family, social class, culture, and subculture are among the _____ on buyer behavior.

11. According to the simple model of consumer decision making, motivation, personality trait, perception, and attitudes are among the _____ on buyer behavior.

12. According to the simple model of consumer decision making, advertising, buzz agents, customized messages, social media, and word-of-mouth are examples of ____.

13. This discipline on which consumer researchers draw focuses on behavior in small groups and helps consumer researchers to understand issues such as opinion leadership, diffusion of innovations, and communication.

14. In the case of situational influences, ______ are consumer mood states or physiological state (for example, hunger, thirst) that influence consumer decision-making.

15. The selection of one or more segments by a marketer to serve.

16. Developing a distinct image for a brand in the mind of consumers.

17. This is an effort by a marketer to change the existing perception that consumers have of a brand.

19. ___ segmentation involves segmenting based on variables such as urban, rural, suburb, state, cities, counties, and regions.

20. ____ segmentation is based on variables such as consumersâ lifestyles as indicated by their activities, interests, and opinions.

21. This criterion for effective targeting says that marketers should have some way of deciding which consumers fall into which segments.

22. This criterion for effective targeting says that marketers should be able to reach segments with appropriate media and distribution channels.

23. This is the most popular segmentation system combining lifestyles and values of consumers.

24. This household segmentation model is based on a combination of geographic and demographic information and the principle that âBirds of a feather flock together.â

25. ______ is defined as âsending consumers personalized and prompt offers and promotional messages designed to reach the right consumers and deliver to them highly relevant messages at the right time and more accurately than when using conventional segmentation techniques.â

Terms

A. Positioning

B. Accessibility

C. Anthropology

D. Situational influences

E. Consumption situation

F. Task definition

G. Identification

H. Marketing-oriented

I. Targeting

J. Psychographic

K. Marketing myopia

L. PRIZM

M. Interactive and novel communication channels

N. Sociology

O. Demographic

P. Purchase situation

Q. Behavioral targeting

R. Antecedent states

S. Communication sources

T. Geographic

U. Sociocultural influences

V. VALS

W. Psychological influences

X. Social psychology

Y. Repositioning

Match the definitions or complete the statements in the first part of the quiz with the appropriate terms found in the second part.

Definitions/Statements

1. _____ refers to marketersâ focus on a product rather than on the needs of the market.

2. _____ companies do not try to persuade consumers to buy what the firm has already produced, but rather to produce only products that they know they can sell, thereby satisfying consumersâ needs and turning them into loyal customers. 3. The impact of technology on buyer behavior relates to factors such as ____; the use of technology to engage customers and build relationships; customization of products and promotional messages; and better prices and distribution.