BU288 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Goal Setting, Job Satisfaction, Groupthink
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Motivation: the extent to which is persistent effort is directed toward a goal. Effort: the strength of the persons work-related behavior. Persistence: persistence that individuals exhibit in applying effort to their work tasks. Direction: direction of the persons work behaviour. Goals: has goal or objective toward which it is directed. Intrinsic motivation: driven by an interest that exists within the individual rather than replying on external pressures come from the relationship between the worker and the task, it is self-applied. Extrinsic motivation: stems from the work environment external to the task, it is usually applied by others. *** extrinsic can take away from intrinsic: when extrinsic rewards depend on performance, then the motivating potential of intrinsic decreases. Presence of others: performing tasks differently with others then by yourself. Social facilitation: perform better in the presence of others. Social inhibition: perform worst in the presence of others. Organization: social inventions for accomplish goals through group effort.
