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38 cards·by kite315
what refers to the process of generating and choosing from a set of alternatives to solve a
problem
decision making
what reflects the degree to which the behaviors of an authority are in accordance with
generally accepted moral norms
Ethics
reflects the perceived fairness of an authority's decision making
Justice
the willingness to be vulnerable to a trustee based on positive expectations about the
trustee's actions and intentions.
trust
allows you to restore balance mentally, without altering your behavior in any way
Cognitive distortion
reflects an energy rooted in the belief that work tasks contribute to some larger purpose.
psychological empowerment
acknowledges that motivation doesn't just depend on your own beliefs and circumstances but
also on what happens to other people.
Equity theory
views goals as the primary drivers of the intensity and persistence of effort
Goal setting theory
cognitive process that employees go through to make choices among different voluntary
responses.
expectancy theory
strong sense of time urgency and tend to be impatient, hard-driving, competitive,
controlling, aggressive, and even hostile.
type A behavior pattern
refers to behaviors and thoughts that people use to manage both the stressful demands they
face and the emotions associated with those stres
coping
stressors are perceived and appraised, as well as how people respond to those perceptions and
appraisals
transactional theory of stress
negative consequences that occur when demands tax or exceed a peron's capacity or resources.
strain
demands that cause people to experience stress
stressors
a psychological response to demands that possess certain stakes for the person and that taz or
exceed the person's capacity or resource
stress
workplace events can generate affective reactions that then can go on to influence work
attitudes and behaviors.
affective events theory
states of feeling that are often intense, last for only a few minutes and are clearly directed
at someone or caused by something
emotions
states of feeling that are often mild in intensity, last for and extended period of time
moods
whether employees have strong needs for personal accomplishment or developing themselves
beyond what they currently are.
Growth need strength
the central characteristics of intrinsically satisfying jobs
job characteristics theory
argues that job satisfaction depends on whehther you perceive that your job supplies the
things that you value
value precept theory
a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of ones job or job experience.
Job satisfaction
employees who have direct linkages with leavers will themselves become more likely to leave.
social influence/model
employees link to their organiztion and communityand what they would have to sacrifice for a
job change.
Embeddedness
desire to remain a member of an organization because of a awareness of the costs associated
with leaving it
Continuance commitment
desire to remain a member of an organization due to feeling of obligation
Normative commitment
desire to remain a member of an organization due to an emotional attachment to and involvement
with that organization
affective commitment
collecting info from anyone with firsthand knowledge about the employee's performance
behaviors.
360 degree feedback
employee behavior that intentionally hinder organizational goal accomplishment.
counterproductive behavior
voluntary employee activities that may or may not be rewarded but that contribute to the
organization
citizenship behavior
employee behaviors that transform organizational resources into the goods or services that
the organization produces
task performance
value of the set of employee behaviors that contribute, either positively or negatively to
organizational goal accomplishments
Job performance
involves taking data from multiple studies looking at averages and finding correlations
Meta-analysis
Methods of knowing
method of experience method of intuition method of authority method of science
describes the statistical relationship between two variables
Correlations
the view that what makes a resource valuable is that whether or not they are capable of creating
long term profits
Resource based view
only one eigtth of companies are willing to do what it takes to improve their company by
focusing on their employees and thus improve
Rule of one eighth
a field of study devoted to understanding, explaining, ad ultimately improving the
attitudes and behaviors
organizational behavior