Psychology 2990A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Negative Affectivity, Construct Validity, Organizational Justice

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

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Include the nature of individuals job and level of responsibility, achievement, recognition, advancement, career development and growth: can be satisfied by stimulating, challenging, and absorbing work (similar to self-actualization needs) If conditions met = job satisfaction; if not met result is not necessarily job dissatisfaction: hygiene needs produce job dissatisfaction, needs are external to tasks of particular job. Involve features of work environment e. g. company policy, supervision, interpersonal relations, working conditions, salary and benefits. Content theories of motivation conclusion: all share central concept: they focus on enlarging, enriching, or redefining jobs to provide greater employee responsibility. Process theories of motivation: focus on cognitive processes that are part of decision making, 3 process models. Job satisfaction: the quality of life at work. This means that the older the sample of employees studied, the fewer dissatisfied people are likely to be included: a sense of resignation develops in some workers as they grow older.