PSYCH 338 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Organizational Identification, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment
30 Sep 2016
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Chapter 8: social influence, socialization, and organizational culture. Effect dependence: reliance on others due to their capacity to provide rewards and punishments: involves 2 complementary processes, The group frequently has a vested interest in how individual members think and act because such matters can affect the goal attainment of the group. The members frequently desire the approval of the group. A member wishes to acquire rewards from the group and avoid punishment: effect dependence. Although the complying individual adjusts their behaviour to the norm, they don"t really subscribe to the beliefs, values and attitudes that underlie the norm. Identification: conformity to a social norm prompted by perceptions that those who promote the norm are attractive or similar to oneself: information dependence. If someone is similar to you, then you will be motivated to rely on that person for information about how to think and act.
