BU288 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Final Offer, Bounded Rationality, Scientific Management
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Leads to increased productivity for organizations to be globally competitive. Motivation = extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal. Effort = st(cid:396)e(cid:374)gth of the pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s (cid:449)o(cid:396)k (cid:396)elated (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396)/a(cid:373)ou(cid:374)t of effo(cid:396)t the pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) has on the job refers to quantity of work an individual produces. Persistence = that individuals exhibits in applying work effort to their work tasks (^) Direction = when workers channel persistent effort in a direction that benefits the organization refers to the quality of work. Goals = channeling persistent efforts in directions that are functional for the organization high productivity/good attendance/creative decisions. Intrinsic motivation = stems from direct relationship between worker and task: self-applied, feeling of achievement/accomplishment/challenge. Extrinsic motivation = stems from the work environment external to the task and is usually applied by someone other than the person being motivated: pay/fringe benefits/company policies. Performance = extent to which a person contributes to achieving their goals.
