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a set of energetic forces that originates both within and outside an
employee, initiates work-related effort, and determines its direction,
intensity, and persistence - CORRECT ANSWER>>motivation

what does motivation determine - CORRECT ANSWER>>the direction,
intensity, and persistence of effort

what is engagement - CORRECT ANSWER>>a contemporary synonym for high
levels of intensity and persistence in work effort

what is the expectancy theory - CORRECT ANSWER>>the cognitive process
that employees go through to make choices among different voluntary
responses - argues that employee behavior is directed toward pleasure and
away from pain

what is expectancy - CORRECT ANSWER>>if i exert a lot of effort, will i
perform well

what two things does expectancy connect - CORRECT ANSWER>>effort and
performance

what is instrumentality - CORRECT ANSWER>>if i perform well, will i receive
outcomes

what two things does instrumentality connect - CORRECT
ANSWER>>performance and outcomes

what is valence - CORRECT ANSWER>>will the outcomes be satisfying

the belief that a person has the capabilities needed to execute the behaviors
required for task success - CORRECT ANSWER>>self efficacy

,what are the sources of self efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. past
accomplishments
2. vicarious experience
3. verbal persuasion
4. emotional cues

when are outcomes more satisfying than others - CORRECT ANSWER>>when
they help satisfy needs

cognitive groupings or clusters of outcomes that are viewed as having critical
psychological or physiological consequences - CORRECT ANSWER>>needs

motivation that is controlled by some contingency that depends on task
performance - CORRECT ANSWER>>extrinsic motivation

motivation that is felt when task performance serves as its own reward -
CORRECT ANSWER>>intrinsic motivation

the degree to which they view money as having symbolic, not just economic,
value - CORRECT ANSWER>>meaning of money

what are the three dimensions of the symbolic value of money - CORRECT
ANSWER>>achievement, respect, and freedom

E --> P - CORRECT ANSWER>>expectancy

P --> O - CORRECT ANSWER>>instrumentality

V - CORRECT ANSWER>>valence

what is the equation for motivational force - CORRECT ANSWER>>MF = (E -->
P)* {sum[(P --> O)*V]}

what is the goal setting theory - CORRECT ANSWER>>views goals as the
primary drivers of the intensity and persistence of effort - argues that

,assigning employees specific and difficult goals will result in higher levels of
performance than assigning no goals, easy goals, or "do your best" goals

the internalized goals that people use to monitor their own task progress -
CORRECT ANSWER>>self-set goals

learnings plans and problem-solving approaches used to achieve successful
performance - CORRECT ANSWER>>task strategies

updates on employee progress toward goal attainment - CORRECT
ANSWER>>feedback

reflects how complicated the information and actions involved in a task are,
as well as how much that task changes - CORRECT ANSWER>>task complexity

the degree to which a person accepts a goal and is determined to try to reach
it - CORRECT ANSWER>>goal commitment

what are the three moderators in the goal setting theory - CORRECT
ANSWER>>feedback, task complexity, goal commitment

look at flow chart for goal setting theory - CORRECT ANSWER>>look at flow
chart for goal setting theory

S.M.A.R.T - CORRECT ANSWER>>specific, measurable, achievable, results-
based, time-sensitive

what is equity theory - CORRECT ANSWER>>acknowledges that motivation
doesn't just depend on your own beliefs and circumstances but also on what
happens to other people - argues that you compare your ratio of outputs to
inputs to the ratio of some comparison other

some person who seems to provide an intuitive frame of reference for
judging equity - CORRECT ANSWER>>comparison other

, What are the three possible outcomes of equity theory comparisons -
CORRECT ANSWER>>1. equity
2. underreward inequity
3. overreward inequity

what is equity - CORRECT ANSWER>>where your outcomes and inputs =
others outcomes and inputs

in the equity comparison result, how do you restore balance - CORRECT
ANSWER>>no need - already in balance

what is underreward inequity - CORRECT ANSWER>>others outcomes and
inputs > your outcomes and inputs

how do you restore balance in underreward inquity - CORRECT ANSWER>>-
grow your outcomes by talking to your boss or by stealing from the company
- shrink your inputs by lowering the intensity or persistence of effort

what is overreward inequity - CORRECT ANSWER>>your outcomes and inputs
> others outcomes and inputs

how do you restore balance in overreward inequity - CORRECT ANSWER>>-
shrink your outcomes --> jk why would you do that
- grow your inputs through more high quality work or through some
cognitive distortion

what is the one other way to restore balance with dealing with under or over
reward - CORRECT ANSWER>>change your comparison other

comparisons with someone in the company - CORRECT ANSWER>>internal
comparisons

comparisons with someone in a different company - CORRECT
ANSWER>>external comparisons

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