A Role for Equity Theory in the Turnover Process: An Empirical Test1 RODGERw.GRlFFETH2 AND STEFAN GAERTNER Department of Management Georgia State Universiw The purpose o f the present study was to examine the role o f equity theory in the context of the contemporary turnover process. A model was developed and tested with 192 hospital employees using structural equation modeling (SEM)‚ which placed satisfaction and intention to quit as mediators of employee turnover. The results strongly support
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sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment. • People’s behavior is based on their perception of what reality is‚ not on reality itself. • The world as it is perceived is the world that is behaviorally important. Attribution Theory: Judging Others Our perception and judgment of others are significantly influenced by our assumptions of the other people’s internal states. When individuals observe behavior‚ they attempt to determine whether it is internally or externally caused
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Chapter 2 MARS Model of Individual Behavior Motivation‚ Ability‚ Role perceptions Situational Factors - work environment‚ leaving work early due to kids‚ printer breaks‚ etc Motivation - Internal forces that affect a person’s voluntary choice of behavior - direction‚ intensity‚ persistence. Ability - Natural aptitudes and learned capabilities required to successfully complete a task - Competencies - personal characteristics that lead to superior performance
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PIAGET Theory of Cognitive Development • Developmental psychology • Concerns the growth of intelligence‚ which for Piaget‚ meant the ability to more accurately represent the world and perform logical operations on representations of concepts grounded in interactions with the world • Schemata – schemes of how one perceives the world; emerges and is developed in developmental stages • We construct our cognitive abilities through self-motivated action in the world • Assimilation – take
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Egypt – in attempt to measure their employees’ OCB and bring the suggested evaluation method into practice. It has been concluded that OCB is not consistent among all employees. However‚ guidelines to effective evaluate it across different employees have been suggested. Adding to this‚ the questionnaires in this paper provides a jumpstart for future researchers who wish to evaluate the level of OCB in an organisation. 2 Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Research questions 1.2 Research aims 1.3 Research
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Introduction: - Organizational Behavior (OB) is the study and application of knowledge about how people‚ individuals‚ and groups act in organizations. It does this by taking a system approach. That is‚ it interprets people-organization relationships in terms of the whole person‚ whole group‚ whole organization‚ and whole social system. Its purpose is to build better relationships by achieving human objectives‚ organizational objectives‚ and social objectives Elements of Organizational Behavior:- The organization’s
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Critical Analysis Good ethical behavior continues to be an issue that employees and leaders are faced with. Competition‚ cutbacks‚ and productivity are leading causes of why members of organizations feel pressured to take shortcuts‚ break the rules‚ and use other forms of questionable methods (Robbins & Judge‚ 2009). The ethical issues are prevalent in many organizations and range from a variety of unethical practices such as: officials padding their own bank accounts‚ engagement in bribes‚ inflation
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strain and control theories one must factor into their analysis the sub-categories of each theory and how they contribute to the overall spectrum of crime‚ punishment‚ and social control. The following evaluation consists of those evaluations that consist of the varying forms of both the strain and control theories of crime; including the strengths and weaknesses of each standpoint‚ the empirical validity of each‚ and the overall ramifications for crime prevention. Strain Theories Frustration. This
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Organizational Behavior Concepts: � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �9� Organizational Behavior Concepts: General Electric William Ward Axia College MGT245 Thomas Jankowski June 1‚ 2008 � � Introduction Every business has a set of key characteristics or values that make up an organizational culture which is unique to its business. Organizational behavior examines "the impact that individuals‚ groups‚ and structure have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward
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Market Failure in Healthcare Part 1: Market Failure in Theory Market Failure in Theory All 3 main political parties in England are publicly signed up to a single payer (ie tax funded) system of funding the NHS. There is major evidence to support this model of healthcare funding including the Guillebaud report (1953)‚ the Commons expenditure committee report (1973)‚ and the Wanless review (2001). In fact‚ Wanless identified a £267 billion NHS underspend between 1972-1998. One of his conclusions
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