ADMS 3490 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Work Motivation, Job Performance, Absenteeism

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 3490
• Professor: Parbudyal Singh

Document Summary

Job satisfaction (cid:523))(cid:495)m happy with the job(cid:524) = attitude towards their job & workplace. Work motivation (i want to work) = attitude towards the job performance. Organizational identification (i like this company) = sense of shared goals & belongingness, want to stay. Violation of psychological contract = expectations on rewards from a job & (employee feels lied to) contributions needed for the job. ^employer agreed to something during negotiations but didn(cid:495)t follow through. ^(e. g; competitors began to outsource production to increase margins. Levi(cid:495)s couldn(cid:495)t keep up so they paid workers less, who then began to leave. Equity theory/perceived inequity (perception not actually true) = employee(cid:495)s base perceptions of equity (fairness) ^ppl will try to balance the equation (steal, less input, ask for a raise, quit, etc) Relative deprivation = employees feel dissatisfaction with pay when; There(cid:495)s a discrepancy between the outcome they want & what they receive. They see a comparison (cid:494)other(cid:495) receives more than they do.