motivation

Best known theory of motivation

Intensity, direction, and persistence

Specific and difficult goals, with feedback, lead to higher performance.

intensity

Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.

persistence

Two or more people split a 40-hour week job.

Self-determination theory

I can start and stop my work day at whatever time is convenient for me.

Pygmalion effect

Another name for pay for performance.

Reinforcement theory

A reward for recent performance rather than historical performance.

Behaviorism

My reward is based on the profitability of the company.

Equity theory

Key elements of motivation

Procedural justice

I get paid a fixed sum for every unit I produce.

Job rotation

Iâ€^TMm working hard because I believe that I will get a raise and a good performance review.

Telecommuting

A person believes that they got the raise they deserved.

Participative management

Individualâ€^TMs belief that he or she is capable of performing a task.

Profit-sharing plan

Processes that account for an individualâ€^TMs intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.

Bonus

Needs that explain motivation: achievement, power, and affiliation.

Piece-rate pay plan

People prefer to feel that they have control over their actions.

Variable-pay program

Another name for self-fulfilling prophecy

Flextime

I work from home at least two days a week on my work computer.

Job sharing

Motivational process that measures how long a person can maintain effort.

Job characteristics model

Once my boss explained why I got the raise that I did, I felt that the process was fair.

Expectancy theory

My immediate supervisor lets me share a significant degree of decision-making power with him or her.

Distributive justice

Another term for cross training.

Self-efficacy theory

People compare their inputs and outputs with those of others and respond to inequities.

Goal-setting theory

A person behaves based on stimuli that reinforce the behavior (they are not aware).

McClelland's theory of needs

A person comes to work on time every day so that they do not get docked for being late (they are aware).

Hierarchy of needs

Motivational process that describes how hard a person tries.