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growth need strength
The extent to which individuals value higher-order needs or desire to fulfill them. TERM 2
work motivation
DEFINITION 2 A force that drives people to behave in a way that energizes, directs, and sustains their work behavior. TERM 3
expectancy
DEFINITION 3 An individual's belief about the likelihood of achieving a desired performance level when exerting a certain amount of effort TERM 4
need
DEFINITION 4 A force that organizes perceptions, beliefs, cognitions, and actions, giving rise to behaviors that reduce the force and bring about a steady state. TERM 5
equity
sensitivity
DEFINITION 5 An individual difference indicating the extent to which people are affected by overreward or underreward situations.
instrumentality
The perceived relationship between the performance of a particular behavior and the likelihood that a certain outcome will result from that behavior. TERM 7
job enrichment
DEFINITION 7 The process of increasing the motivating potential of jobs, often by strengthening the key motivating characteristics identified by job characteristics theory. TERM 8
organizational justice
DEFINITION 8 The study of people's perceptions of fairness in organizational contexts. TERM 9
organizational-behavior management (OBM)
DEFINITION 9 The application of the principles of behavioral psychology to the study and control of individual and group behavior within organizational settings. TERM 10
job crafting
DEFINITION 10 The process through which employees are allowed to customize, modify, and craft their own job with respect to tasks, responsibilities, and processes.
