100 200 300 nature of motivation 400 200 100 perceptions 300 400 200 100 personality 300 400

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Nature ofMotivation

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Perceptions

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Personality

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Our personality is a function of

Genetic and Environment

Which personality variable is a good predictor of job performance for a

majority of jobs?

Conscientiousness

_____ are individuals who are able to adjust to their settings and

therefore get promoted

Self-monitoring.

Low self monitors get promoted faster than high self monitors

True False

False

What is self efficacy?

Confidence in accomplishing a specific task. Individuals with high

self efficacy learn better.

What are the four reinforcement strategies?

Positive ReinforcementNegative reinforcementPunishment Extinction

What are the four reinforcement strategies?

Positive ReinforcementNegative reinforcementPunishment Extinction

The highest need as per Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy

Self actualization

regresses back to lower needs

According to ERG, when higher level needs are not met, the

individual _______

Need for affiliation

Desire to establish and maintain friendly and warm relations with

others

______ is based on the phenomenon of social comparison

Equity Theory

According to Tuckman, in which stage of group development is there

a lot of conflict _________

Which of the following are stages of decision making (as per the classical

decision making model)List all alternatives

List consequences of alternativesRank the alternatives

select the best alternative

All of them

What are the two major concepts as per March and Simon:

SatisficingBounded rationality

Firing the CEO is

One solution for ending escalating commitment

The biggest problem with group decision making is.

It is slower than individual decision making

What are some of organizational interventions towards stress

management

Job redesignJob security

Flexible work hoursTelecomuting

Exercise facilities

According to Tuckman, in which stage of group development is there a lot of conflict _________

Storming

Based on the punctuated equilibrium model of group development, your

performance in your group project is based on _________

Your group processes during the equilibrium phase However the performance is based on work you do after this exam

Informal rules among group members are called

Group norms

What are three ways of reducing social loafing?

Make individual contributions identifiable

Make individuals feel valuable to the group

Keep team small

What are some of stress-management strategies for

individuals?

Time managementhaving a mentor

MeditationSocial support

What are some of organizational interventions towards stress

management

Job redesignJob security

Flexible work hoursTelecomuting

Exercise facilities

The relationship between stress and performance is _______

An Inverted U

Some individuals are more prone to stress than others. True or False

TrueType A Ability

The highest need as per Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy

Self actualization

regresses back to lower needs

According to ERG, when higher level needs are not met, the

individual _______

Define need for affiliation

Desire to establish and maintain friendly and warm relations with

others

______ is based on the phenomenon of social comparison

Equity Theory

_____ are collections of feelings, beliefs and thoughts about how to behave that people currently hold about their jobs and organizations

Work attitudes

What does ASA stand for

Attraction, Selection and Attrition

Which of the following can be traced to a specific cause:Emotion or mood

Emotion

Which of the following factors are associated with job satisfaction:1) personality2) social influence3) values4) the movie I watched last night.

1) personality2) social influence3) values

Best of luck for Tuesday’s examNo question for you!

What is motivation?

The psychological forces that determines a person’s behavior, effort and level of persistence at

work.

Which need (as per Maslow) talks about needs for social interaction,

friendship and affection

Belongingness (social) needs

What is self efficacy?

Confidence in accomplishing a specific task. Individuals with high

self efficacy learn better.

What is demography?

Obvious aspects of a person– age, gender, ethnicity etc,

What is scientific Management

A set of principles and practicesdesigned to increase performance by

stressing job simplification and specialization

The five core dimensions of theJob Characteristics Model are

Skill VarietyTask IdentityTask significanceAutonomyFeedback

(personality and JCM)

The three dimensions of motivation are

Intensitydirection

Persistence

What are the three lower order needs as per Maslow

PhysiologicalsafetySocial

What are the four different ways ofchanging behavior based on the

operant conditioning model?

Positive ReinforcementNegative reinforcementPunishment Extinction

Define learning

A process through which individuals change their behavior based on

positive or negative experiences in a situation

According to the Socio-Cogntive theory, what are the three drivers of

learning

Self efficacyVicarious learning

self control

__________ is the process by which people make sense about the world

around them

Perception

Being seen as a friend of a powerful person _______

is called Basking in Reflected Glory

The tendency to underestimate the influence of situational factors and

over estimate the influence of personal factors in evaluating

someone else’s behavior is ______

Attribution Error

Attribution theory has been used to explain ______

Stock prices

_______ are cognitive frameworks that represent organized knowledge

Schemas