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Understanding Business Ch. 10
RCC BUS 10. Nickels
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Business
Undergraduate 1
01/29/2014

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Term
"soft" costs of losing an employee
Definition

loss  of  intellectual capital

decreased morale  of  remaining  workers

increased employee stress

decreased  customer  service

interrupted  product  development

poor  reputation

Term
engagement & disengagement
Definition

describe employees' level of motivation, passion,  and  commitment

 

Engaged employees work with passion  and  feel a connection  to  their company.

 

Disengaged workers have essentially checked out; they plod through their day putting  in  time,  but  not  energy.

Term
Define: Intrinsic Reward
Definition
the  personal  satisfaction  you  feel when  you  perform  well  and  complete goals.
Term
Define: extrinsic  reward
Definition
given  to  you  by  someone  else as  recognition  for good  work.
Term
Define: scientific  management
Definition
Studying workers to find the most efficient ways  of  doing things and then teaching people those techniques.
Term
Frederick Taylor was ___
Definition
The Father  of  Scientific Management
Term
Three  elements  were  basic  to scientific management.
Definition

  time

methods

rules  of  work.

Term
Define:   time-motion  studies
Definition
Analysing and worker's task by studying the amount of work performed to complete a job  and the time needed to do each task.
Term
Define: principle  of  motion economy
Definition
Theory developed by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth  that  every job  can  be  broken down into a series  of  elementary motions
Term
In a  principle  of  motion economy, each elementry motion is a ____
Definition
therblig
Term
Scientific management viewed people largely as ___
Definition
as machines that needed to be properly programmed
Term
Who noticed the Hawthorne Effect
Definition
Elton Mayo
Term
Define: Hawthorne effect
Definition
The tendency for people  to behave differently when
they  know  they  are being studied.
Term
Money is a ___ motivator
Definition
poor
Term
Abraham  Maslow developed:
Definition
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Term
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Definition

1. Physiological needs:  Basic survival  needs,  such as  the  need  for food,  water , and shelter.


2. Safety needs: The need to feel secure at work and  at home .


3. Social needs: The  need to feel loved, accepted, and part of the group.

 

4. Esteem needs: The need for recognition and acknowledgment  from  others, as  well  as  self-respect and a  sense  of  status  or  importance .
5. Self-actualization needs: The need to develop to  one's fullest potential.

Term
Herzberg's theory of motivating factors
Definition
job factors  that  cause employees  to  be  productive and that give them satisfaction
Term
Define: hygiene factors
Definition
In  Herzberg's theory  of motivating factors, job factors  that  can  cause dissatisfaction  if  missing  but that  do not necessarily motivate employees if increased.
Term
Herzberg's  motivating  factors led to this conclusion:
Definition
The  best  way  to  motivate  employees  is  to  make  their  jobs  interesting,  help  th em  achieve  their objectives,  and  recognize  their  achievement through  advancement  and  added responsibility
Term
Theory X
Definition

•  The average person dislikes work  and  will avoid it  if  possible

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•  Because  of  this dislike,  workers  must  be  forced, controlled, directed,  or  threatened  with  punishment  to  make  them put  forth  the  effort  to  achieve  the  organization's goals.


•  The  average  worker  prefers  to  be  directed, wishes  to avoid responsibility,  has  relatively little  ambition,  and wants  security.


•  Primary  motivators  are  fear  and  money.

Term
Theory Y
Definition

•  Most people like work it, is as natural as play or rest.


•  Most  people  naturally  work  toward  goals  to which  they  are  committed.


•  A person's commitment to goals  depends on the perceived rewards for achieving them.


•  Under  certain  conditions,  most  people  not  only  accept  but  also seek responsibility.


•  People  are  capable  of  using  a relatively  high  degree  of  imagination , creativity,  and  cleverness  to  solve  problems

 

•  In  industry,  the  average pert;on's  intellectual  potential  is only  partially realized.


•  Each worker is stimulated by a reward unique to  him or her

Term
Theory X and Y were created by
Definition
Douglas McGregor
Term
Who came up with Theory Z
Definition
William Ouchi
Term
Type  A management approach
Definition

short-term employment

 

individual decision malting

 

individual responsibility for the outcomes  of decisions

 

  rapid  evaluation  and  promotion

 

  explicit control mechanisms

 

specialized  career  paths

 

  segmented  concern  for employees.

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Type J
Definition

included lifetime employment

 

consensual decision making

 

collective responsibility for the outcomes  of  decisions

 

slow evaluation and promotion

 

implied control mechanisms

 

nonspecialized  career  paths

 

  holistic  concern  for employees

Term
Type Z
Definition

 long - term  employment

 

collective  decision  making,

 

individual responsibility for the outcomes  of  decisions,

 

slow  evaluation  and  promotion, 

 

moderately specialized  career  paths

 

  holistic  concern  for employees  (including  family)

Term
Goal Setting Theory
Definition
The  idea  that setting ambitious but attainable goals  can  motivate workers and  improve performance if the goals  are  accepted, accompanied  by  feedback, and  facilitated  by organizational conditions
Term
management by objectives  (MBO
Definition
A  system  of  goal  setting  and implementation;  it  involves  a cycle  of discussion,  review, and  evaluation of objectives among  top  and  middle-level managers,  supervisors,  and employees
Term
Peter Drucker came up with
Definition
management  by objectives
Term
MBO is  most  effective  in
Definition
relatively  stable  situations  when  managers  can make  long-range  plans  and  implement  them  with few  changes.
Term
MBO: Helping vs. Coaching
Definition

 Helping  means  working  with  the  subordinate  and doing  part  of  the  work if  necessary. 

 

Coaching  means  acting  as a  resource-teaching , guiding,  and  recommending-but  not  participating  actively  or  doing  the  task.

Term
Victor Vroom's Theory
Definition
expectancy  theory
Term
expectancy  theory
Definition
employee  expectations  can affect  motivation.  That  is,  the  amount  of  effort  employees  exert  on  a specific task  depends  on  their  expectations  of  the  outcome
Term

Expantancy Theory:

3  questions asked before  committing  their  maximum  effort

Definition

Can  I  accomplish  the  task?

 

If  I  do  accomplish  it, what's  my  rewdrd?

 

Is  the  reward  worth  the  effort?

Term
David  Nadler's  and  Edward  Lawler's five  steps  to  improve employee  performance
Definition

1.  Determine  what  rewards  employees  value .


2.  Determine  each  employee's  desired  performance  standard .


3.  Ensure  that  performance  standards  are  attainable.


4.  Guarantee  rewards  tied  to  performance .


5.  Be  certain  that  employees  consider  the  rewards  adequate .

Term
REINFORCEMENT THEORY
Definition
individuals  act  to receive  rewards  and  avoid  punishmen
Term
Equity  theory
Definition
Employees  try  to  maintain  equity  between  what
they  put  into  the  job  and  what  they  get  out  of  it compared to others  in similar positions
Term
5 characteristics of job enrichment
Definition

1.  Skill variety -The  extent  to  which  a  job  demands  different skills.


2.  Task identity - The  degree  to  which  the  job requires  doing  a  task  with  a visible  outcome  from  beginning  to  end.


3.  Task significance - The  degree  to  which  the  job  has  a  substantial  impact on  the  lives  or  work  of  others  in  the  company.

 

4.  Autonomy - The  degree  of  freedom,  independence ,  and  discretion  in  scheduling work  and  determining  procedures.


5.  Feedback - The  amount  of  direct  and  clear
information  given  about  job  performance.

Term
job  enlargement
Definition
combines a series  of  tasks  into  one  challenging  and  interesting assignment.
Term
Define:  Job  rotation
Definition
makes  work  more  interesting  and  motivating  by  moving employees  from  one  job  to  another
Term
Procedures for Open Communication
Definition

Create  an organizational culture that rewards listening.

 

Train  supervisors  and  managers to listen

 

Use  effective questioning techniques

 

Remove barriers to open communication.

 

Avoid vague  and  ambiguous communication

 

Make  it  easy to  communicate

 

Ask  employees  what  is important  to  them.

Term
high vs low context culture
Definition

 high-context culture - workers  build  personal  relationships  and develop  group  trust  before  focusing  on  tasks. 

 

low-context culture - workers
often  view  relationship  building  as  a  waste  of  time  that  diverts  attention  from
the  task.

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