VOLUME 15‚ NUMBER 1‚ 2011 Expectancy Theory of Motivation: Motivating by Altering Expectations Fred C. Lunenburg Sam Houston State University ________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT Vroom’s expectancy theory differs from the content theories of Maslow‚ Alderfer‚ Herzberg‚ and McClelland in that Vroom’s expectancy theory does not provide specific suggestions on what motivates organization members. Instead‚ Vroom’s theory provides a process of cognitive variables
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Expectancy theory proposes that a person will decide to behave or act in a certain way because they are motivated to select a specific behavior over other behaviors due to what they expect the result of that selected behavior will be.[1] In essence‚ the motivation of the behavior selection is determined by the desirability of the outcome. However‚ at the core of the theory is the cognitive process of how an individual processes the different motivational elements. This is done before making the ultimate
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This paper introduces Rational System Perspectives in relations to four promin ent schools of organization theory; which are Taylor’s scientific management‚ Fayol’s general principles of management‚ Weber’s theory of bureaucracy and Simon’s discussion on administrative behavior. Rational System Perspectives There are two key elements characterizing rational systems: 1) Goal Specificity Specific goals support rational behavior in organizations by providing guideli nes on structural design
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CULTURAL IMPERIALISM Explanation of Theory: Cultural Imperialism Theory states that Western nations dominate the media around the world which in return has a powerful effect on Third World Cultures by Individual Interpretations: Western Civilization produces the majority of the media (film‚ news‚ comics‚ etc.) because they have the money to do so. The rest of the world purchases those productions because it is cheaper for them to do so rather than produce their own. Therefore‚ Third World countries
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school in terms of its assumptions about human motivation. Sample questions to guide group discussion 1. Why did a formal theory of management not emerge before the end of the 19th century? Why did it emerge then? 2. Why is it difficult to understand contemporary management without knowing its history? 3. Why is it important to understand the various management theories that have evolved? 4. Describe three major schools in the evolution of management thought 5. What do you think are the major
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CLASSICAL ORGANIZATION THEORY NEOCLASSICAL THEORY Organizational theory is the study of formal social organizations‚ such as businesses and bureaucracies‚ and their interrelationship with the environment in which they operate. It complements the studies of leadership‚ organizational behavior‚ management‚ industrial and organizational psychology‚ organization development and human resource studies among many other fields and professions. CLASSICAL MANAGEMENT THEORIES (1900 - 1920) Classical
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INTRODUCTION Criminological theories have rarely been concerned with the analysis of female criminality. Typically criminologists have either been content to subsume discussion of women offenders under ‘general’ theories‚ that is to say they have implicitly assumed the female is dealt with in discussing the male‚ or they have dealt with them exceptionally briefly in the way that other ‘marginal’ or ‘special’ categories are treated. The reason offered for this overwhelming lack of interest is that
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Introduction There are many theories given by different group of researchers about the existence of multinational enterprises or MNE’s. According to John Cantwell‚ it was in the 1970’s and 1980’s that many theories on MNE’s were proposed. These theories were either general theories of MNE’s which were called the main institution for international production or the theories on foreign direct investment‚ the means by which international production is done ( Pitelis‚ Christos N. and Sugden‚ Roger
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCHOLARLY ACADEMIC INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY VOLUME 14‚ NUMBER 1‚ 2012 Compliance Theory and Organizational Effectiveness Fred C. Lunenburg Sam Houston State University ________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT According to compliance theory‚ organizations can be classified by the type of power they use to direct the behavior of their members and the type of involvement of the participants. In most organizations‚ types
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always behave in accordance with the efficient market hypothesis‚ then should we reject the research that has embraced the EMH as a fundamental assumption? In this regard we can return to earlier chapters of this book in which we emphasised that theories are abstractions of reality. Capital markets are made of individuals and as such it would not (or perhaps‚ should not) be surprising to find that the market does not also act in the same predictable manner. Nevertheless‚ the EMH has helped provide
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