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Management 101: Motivation
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Management 101: Motivation
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1. Factors that increase job satisfaction and motivation

2. The desire for friendly and close interpersonal relationships

3. The assumption that employees dislike work - are lazy - avoid responsibility - and must be coerced to perform

4. The probability perceived by the individual that exerting a given amount of effort will lead to a certain level of performance

5. The degree to which the individual believes that performing at a particular level is instrumental in attaining the desired outcome

6. The theory that an individual tends to act in a certain way based on the expectation that the act will be followed by a given outcome and on the attractiveness of that outcome to the individual

7. Goal-Setting Theory; Reinforcement Theory; Designing Motivating Jobs; Equity Theory; Expectancy Theory

8. An approach to job design in which employees take the initiative to change how their work is determined

9. The motivation theory that says three acquired (not innate) needs - achievement - power - and affiliation - are major motives in work

10. Consequences immediately following a behavior - which increase the probability that the behavior will be repeated

11. The vertical expansion of a job by adding planning and evaluating responsibilities

12. Perceived fairness of the amount and allocation of rewards among individuals

13. The horizontal expansion of a job by increasing job scope

14. The degree to which a job has a substantial impact on the lives or work of other people

15. Skill variety; Task identity; Task significance; Autonomy; Feedback

16. The degree to which a job provides substantial freedom - independence - and discretion to the individual in scheduling work and determining the procedures to be used in carrying it out

17. The persons - systems - or selves against which individuals compare themselves to assess equity

18. The degree to which a job requires a variety of activities so that an employee can use a number of different skills and talents

19. The way tasks are combined to form complete jobs

20. The degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work

21. Personal attention and expressing interest - approval - and appreciation for a job well done

22. The assumption that employees are creative - enjoy work - seek responsibility - and can exercise self-direction

23. Perceived fairness of the process used to determine the distribution of rewards

24. The drive to succeed and excel in relation to a set of standards

25. The need to make others behave in a way that they would not have behaved otherwise