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Chapter 4 test review

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Person-job fitthe extent to which a person’s contributions and the organization’s inducements match one another
Psychological Contractset of expectations held by an employee concerning what he or she will contribute to an organization (referred to as contributions) and what the organization will in return provide the employee (referred to as inducements)
Attitudesa person’s beliefs and feelings about specific ideas, situations, or people
Job Satisfactiondegree of enjoyment that people derive from performing their jobs
Organizational Commitmentan individual’s identification with the organization and its mission
Self-awarenessa person’s capacity for being aware of how they are feeling
Managing emotionsa person’s capacities to balance anxiety, fear, and anger so that they do not overly interfere with getting things accomplished
Counterproductive BehaviorsAbsenteeism, Turnover, Theft, Sabotage, Sexual harassment, Workplace violence
Telecommutingform of flextime that allows people to perform some or all of a job away from standard office settings
Work Sharing (Job Sharing)method of increasing job satisfaction by allowing two or more people to share a single full-time job
Equity Theorytheory of motivation holding that people evaluate their treatment by the organization relative to the treatment of others
Expectancy Theorytheory of motivation holding that people are motivated to work toward rewards that they want and that they believe they have a reasonable chance of obtaining
Two-Factor Theorytheory of motivation holding that job satisfaction depends on two factors, hygiene and motivation
Hierarchy of Human Needs Modeltheory of motivation describing five levels of human needs and arguing that basic needs must be fulfilled before people work to satisfy higher-level needs
Theory Xtheory of motivation holding that people are naturally lazy and uncooperative
Theory Ytheory of motivation holding that people are naturally energetic, growth-oriented, self-motivated, and interested in being productive
Hawthorne Effecttendency for productivity to increase when workers believe they are receiving special attention from management
Classical Theory of Motivationtheory holding that workers are motivated solely by money
Human resource management (HRM)the set of organizational activities directed at attracting, developing, and maintaining an effective workforce.
Job Descriptiondescription of the duties and responsibilities of a job, its working conditions, and the tools, materials, equipment, and information used to perform it
Job Specificationdescription of the skills, abilities, and other credentials and qualifications required by a job
Job Analysissystematic analysis of jobs within an organization
Selecting Human ResourcesApplication forms, Tests, Drug Tests, Interview, Polygraph, References
Wagescompensation in the form of money paid for time worked
Salarycompensation in the form of money paid for discharging the responsibilities of a job
Merit Salary Systemindividual incentive linking compensation to performance in non-sales jobs
Pay for Performance (Variable Pay)Individual incentive that rewards a manager for especially productive output
Gainsharing Planincentive plan that rewards groups for productivity improvements
Profit-Sharing Planincentive plan for distributing bonuses to employees when company profits rise above a certain level
Pay-for-Knowledge Planincentive plan to encourage employees to learn new skills or become proficient at different jobs


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South Carroll High School
MD

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