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Chapter 6: Perception and Individual Decision Making
Learning Objectives:
Explain the factors that influence perception.
Describe the attribution theory.
Explain the link between perception and decision making.
Contrast the rational model of decision making with bounded rationality and intuition.
Explain how individual differences and organizational constraints affect decision making.
Contrast the three ethical decision criteria.
Describe the three-stage model of creativity.
Chapter 7: Motivation Concepts
Learning Objectives:
Describe the three key elements of motivation.
Compare the early theories of motivation.
Contrast the elements of self-determination theory and goal-setting theory.
Demonstrate the differences between self-efficacy theory, reinforcement theory, equity theory, and expectancy theory.
Identify the implications of employee job engagement for managers.
Describe how the contemporary theories of motivation complement one another.
Chapter 8: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications
Learning Objectives:
Describe how the job characteristics model (JCM) motivates by changing the work environment.
Compare the main ways that jobs can be redesigned.
Explain how specific alternative work arrangements can motivate employees.
Describe how employee involvement measures can motivate employees.
Demonstrate how the different types of variable-pay programs can increase employee motivation.
Show how flexible benefits turn benefits into motivators.
Identify the intrinsic motivational benefits of employee recognition programs.
Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
Given that individuals tend to judge the favorability of their outcomes relative to what others receive, what can be the result of someone getting rewarded for their performance but yet being disappointed in the reward that they receive?
Lewis Vacation Rentals has been experiencing a recent decline in its bookings. In an effort to increase sales, the company is offering its employees a 1 percent share in the company profit over the next six months in addition to regular employee salaries. Will this plan increase motivation? Why or why not?