PSYC 3050 Study Guide - Job Satisfaction, Negative Feedback, Work Motivation
Document Summary
Organizational psychology: formal beginning of organizational part of i/o psychology, systematic study of dispositional and situational variables that influence the behaviors and experiences of individuals and groups at work, topics include: motivation, job attitudes, work well-being, groups, leadership, Need-motive-value theories overview: maslow"s hierarchy of needs, aldefer"s erg theory, herzberg"s two-factor theory. Herzberg"s two-factor theory: determinants of job satisfaction are different from those for job dissatisfaction, motivators factors that lead to satisfaction, such as recognition, interesting work, and responsibility. Inability to adequately measure needs presents a large methodological problem: leads to flawed studies, while little research supports them in their own right, these theories have been instrumental in the development of other well-supported motivational theories. Job characteristics theory: emphasizes the fit between individuals and jobs or changing jobs to fit individuals, motivation determined by effects of both individual personality and characteristics of the job the nature/nurture thing. 5 core job dimensions influence 3 psychological states which affect personal and.
