Motivation Process & Needs Theories
The term defined as forces from within individuals that stimulate & drive them to achieve their goals.
What is Motivation?
Another name for Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory.
What is Motivation-Hygiene Theory?
What is Dual-Theory?
The Goal-Setting Theory relies partially on this acronym for creating goals.
What are S.M.A.R.T. Goals?
This is the term defined as the sense of feeling under-rewarded or over-rewarded in comparison with others.
What is perceived inequity?
This is the term defined as the probability that the amount of work effort invested by an individual will result in a high-level performance.
What is Expectancy?
The two theories that come directly from Needs Theories.
What are Content Theories & Process Theories?
These three types of needs make up the ERG Theory.
What are Existence Needs, Relatedness Needs, and Growth Needs?
This rule states that goals should fall somewhere in the middle in terms of difficulty (just right) in order to be achievable.
What is the Goldilocks Rule?
This is the term defined as the perception of fairness in workplace practices.
What is Organizational Justice?
This is the name of the individual that created the Expectancy Theory.
Victor Vroom
List at least three Needs Theories.
Possible Answers Include:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, ERG Theory, Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, McClelland's Acquired Needs Theory, Goal-Setting Theory, Equity Theory, and Expectancy Theory.
This was the category of need that Michael discussed as having been satisfied at the beginning of the semester by Professor Morris. (McClelland's Acquired Needs Theory).
What is Need for Affiliation?
This was the setting of the discussion question presented by the OP team regarding the Goal-Setting Theory.
What is the manager of an auto dealership?
This is the ratio that Equity theory suggests we perceive the fairness of rewards with.
What are Outcomes over Input?
This is what the following equation equals: Expectancy + Instrumentality + Valence = _____
What is Motivation?
List these parts of the Motivation Process in order:
Goal-Oriented Behaviors, Reduction of Tension, Tension, Unsatisfied Needs, Goal Attainment Need Satisfaction, Drives
Unsatisfied Needs, Tension, Drives, Goal-Oriented Behaviors, Goal Attainment Need Satisfaction, Reduction of Tension
List Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs from the top of the pyramid to the bottom.
Self-Actualization, Esteem, Love/Belonging, Safety, Physiological
This is the difference between Behavioral Goals and Performance Goals.
Behavioral Goals are short-term goals while Performance Goals are long-term goals.
This kind of organizational justice would be used to describe a situation in which there is a lack of equitable compensation.
What is Distributive Justice?
This term is defined as the value individuals place on work outcomes.
What is Valence?
These three terms are key in the longer definition of motivation that we gave during our presentation.
What is energized, directed, and maintained?
These two needs from McClelland's Acquired Needs Theory align with the ERG Theory's Growth needs and Maslow's Hierarchy of Esteem and Self-Actualization needs.
What is the Need for Achievement and Need for Power?
Fill in the blank: In general, employees who _____ and _____ to goals set by or developed in participation with their managers have higher levels of performance and are more motivated to achieve the objectives.
What is accept and commit?
List at least three ways individuals can handle a perceived inequity.
Possible Answers Include:
Change Inputs, Attempt to Change Outcomes, Pick Another "Other", Leave the Field, Attempt to Change Input or Outcome
This term is defined as the probability that good performance will lead to various work outcomes.
What is Instrumentality?