AFM280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Goal Setting, Motivation, Expectancy Theory
19 Jun 2017
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Motivation: set of energetic forces that originate both wihtin (intrinsic desire to perform well) and outside (extrinsic contingency that depends on performance) that determines direction, intensity, and persistence of an employee"s work effort. Forces are internal (ex. self confidence) and external (ex. goals given) Employees who are motivated invest effort in the job context , can refer to motivation or affective commitment. Engagement: widely used term that has many meanings depending on the. Completely invest themselves and their energies into their jobs. Expectancy theory: process that employees go through to make choices among different voluntary responses. Expectancy: belief that exerting high levels of effort will result in successful performance of some task. Level of self-efficacy: self-efficacy shapes expectancy for a particular task. Belief that a person has the capabilities to execute the behaviors needed for task success. Instrumentality: belief that successful performance will result in some sort of outcome. Something is instrumental when it helps attain something else.
