Mgt 305 1st Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Last Lecture I Herzberg s Two Factor Theory II Three Needs Theory Outline of Current Lecture I Contemporary Motivation Theories II Goal Setting Theories III Reinforcement Theory Current Lecture Contemporary Motivation Theories Goal Setting Theories Reinforcement Theory Job Characteristics Model Equity Theory Expectancy Theory Goal Setting Theories The proposition that specific goals increase performance and that difficult goals when accepted result in higher performance than do easy goals Greatly related to self efficacy which is an individual s belief that he or she is capable of performing a task Reinforcement Theory These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute The theory that behavior is a function of its consequences Those consequences that immediately follow behavior and increase the probability that the behavior will be repeated are called reinforces
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