HRM303 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Psychological Contract, Cognitive Evaluation Theory, Social Comparison Theory

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM303
• Professor: Vince Di Ruzza

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In some cases, the reward system does not only fail to produce the desired behavior, but also produces undesirable behavior, or behavior that has negative consequences. Causes of reward dissatisfaction: reward dissatisfaction has four main causes, violation of the psychological contract, perceived inequity, relative deprivation, lack of organizational justice. First, employee perceptions of the fairness of the contract may change: second, employees may feel compelled to accept a contract even though they believe it to be unfair from the outset. Consequences of reward dissatisfaction: employees have two main options to redress the imbalance between rewards and contributions: increase the rewards they receive, or reduce the contribution they make. In an attempt to determine the most important factors causing job satisfaction or dissatisfaction, fredrick. Process theories of motivation: process theories of motivation attempt to explain how individuals choose to pursue one path over another when attempting to satisfy a need.