BU288 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Goal Setting, Brein, Delphi Method
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Process theories (how motivation occurs: goal setting theory (the easiest and most effective way, equity theory, expectancy theory, goal setting theory: views goals as the primary drivers of the intensity and persistence of effort, assigning employees specific and difficult goals will result in higher levels of performance. (you need to, goals should be s. m. a. r. t. Your past accomplishments, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, emotional cues will influence your self efficacy: motivation: is defined as a set of energetic forces that originates both within and outside an employee, initiates work related effort, and determines its direction, intensity, and persistence, motivation is a critical consideration because job performance often requires high levels of both ability and motivation, employees who are engaged completely invest themselves and their energies into their jobs, extrinsic motivation is motivation that is controlled by some contingency that depends on task, the importance of motivation performance.
