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"soft" costs of losing an employee |
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loss of intellectual capital
decreased morale of remaining workers
increased employee stress
decreased customer service
interrupted product development
poor reputation |
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engagement & disengagement |
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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. |
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the personal satisfaction you feel when you perform well and complete goals. |
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given to you by someone else as recognition for good work. |
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Define: scientific management |
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Studying workers to find the most efficient ways of doing things and then teaching people those techniques. |
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The Father of Scientific Management |
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Three elements were basic to scientific management. |
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time
methods
rules of work. |
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Define: time-motion studies |
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Analysing and worker's task by studying the amount of work performed to complete a job and the time needed to do each task. |
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Define: principle of motion economy |
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Theory developed by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth that every job can be broken down into a series of elementary motions |
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In a principle of motion economy, each elementry motion is a ____ |
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Scientific management viewed people largely as ___ |
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as machines that needed to be properly programmed |
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Who noticed the Hawthorne Effect |
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The tendency for people to behave differently when they know they are being studied. |
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Abraham Maslow developed: |
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs |
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs |
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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. |
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Herzberg's theory of motivating factors |
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job factors that cause employees to be productive and that give them satisfaction |
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In Herzberg's theory of motivating factors, job factors that can cause dissatisfaction if missing but that do not necessarily motivate employees if increased. |
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Herzberg's motivating factors led to this conclusion: |
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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 |
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• The average person dislikes work and will avoid it if possible
. • 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.
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• 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
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Theory X and Y were created by |
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Who came up with Theory Z |
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Type A management approach |
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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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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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management by objectives (MBO |
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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 |
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Peter Drucker came up with |
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relatively stable situations when managers can make long-range plans and implement them with few changes. |
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MBO: Helping vs. Coaching |
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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. |
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employee expectations can affect motivation. That is, the amount of effort employees exert on a specific task depends on their expectations of the outcome |
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Expantancy Theory:
3 questions asked before committing their maximum effort |
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Can I accomplish the task?
If I do accomplish it, what's my rewdrd?
Is the reward worth the effort? |
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David Nadler's and Edward Lawler's five steps to improve employee performance |
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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 .
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individuals act to receive rewards and avoid punishmen |
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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 |
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5 characteristics of job enrichment |
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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.
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combines a series of tasks into one challenging and interesting assignment. |
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makes work more interesting and motivating by moving employees from one job to another |
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Procedures for Open Communication |
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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. |
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high vs low context culture |
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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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