Introduction to Motivation

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Introduction to Motivation

• Donovan
• Ambrose Kulik
• Eccles Wigfield

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Agenda 6/2/05

• Course Reading Packet
• Questions, Comments, or Concerns
• Reminders
• Introduction to Motivation
• Break
• Motivation Activity
• Assignment to Groups
• Group Time

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Course Reading Packet

• UCP Is Open Until 600 PM

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Questions, Comments, or Concerns

• Define Leader and Manager. Define Motivation.
  Name 3 Motivation Theories.

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Introduction to Motivation

• Historical Background
• Common Themes
• Methodological Issues
• Theoretical Issues

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Historical Background

• Roots in Classical and Operant Conditioning
  (e.g., Pavlov Skinner)
• Social Comparison (Festinger, 1954)
• Cognitive Dissonance (Festinger, 1957)
• Social Identity Theory (Tajfel Turner, 1987)
• Relationship between Attitudes, Intent, and
  Action (Theory of Planned Behavior Ajzen, 1988)

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Common Themes of Motivation Theories

• Survival
• Perceptions
• Social
• Attributional
• Cognitions
• Goals
• Control

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Methodological Issues

• No Agreed Upon Dependent Variable
• Fairness?
• Performance?
• Sampling Issues
• Workplace?
• Students?
• Design Issues
• Cross Sectional?
• Between Subjects?
• Longitudinal or Within Subjects?

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Theoretical Issues

• What is Theory?
• Explains What, When, How, and Why
• Micro and Meso-Level Theories
• Dependent on Outcomes
• Lack of Unified Macro-Level Theory of Work
  Motivation

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Break

• 20 Minute Break

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Motivation Activity

• Write a List of What Motivates You
• Stream of Consciousness
• Share Your List with a Neighbor
• Add and Subtract
• Rank Order Your Final List
• Top 5 Motivators Only
• Class Poll
• What Does this Mean for Managers?

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Assignment to Groups

• Meet and Greet
• Schedule GRP

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Next Tuesday

• Needs Theories
• Rauschenberger et al. (1980)
• Chusmir Azevedo (1992)
• Cornelius Lane (1984)
• SAP 1 and GRP 1
• Have a Great Weekend!