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| The perceived fairness in outcomes we receive relative to our contributions and the outcomes and contributions of others |
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| Instinctive or innate tendencies to seek certain goals or maintain internal stability |
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| One’s outcome– input preferences and reaction to various outcome–input ratios |
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| A theory that explains how people develop perceptions of fairness in the distribution and exchange of resources. |
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| A motivation theory of three instinctive needs arranged in a hierarchy, in which people progress to the next higher need when a lower one is fulfilled, and regress to a lower need if unable to fulfill a higher one. |
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| A helping relationship using behavioral methods to assist clients in identifying and achieving goals for their professional performance and personal satisfaction |
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| The motivation theory based on the idea that work effort is directed toward behaviors that people believe will lead to desired outcomes. |
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| Any information that people receive about the consequences of their behavior. |
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| A motivation theory based on the innate drives to acquire, bond, learn, and defend that incorporates both emotions and rationality |
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| The process of motivating employees and clarifying their role perceptions by establishing performance objectives. |
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| A motivation theory of needs arranged in a hierarchy, whereby people are motivated to fulfill a higher need as a lower one becomes gratified |
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| The forces within a person that affect his or her direction, intensity, and persistence of voluntary behavior. |
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| Multisource (360-degree) feedback |
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| Performance feedback received from a full circle of people around an employee |
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| need for achievement (nAch) |
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| A learned need in which people want to accomplish reasonably challenging goals through their own efforts, like to be successful in competitive situations, and desire unambiguous feedback regarding their success |
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| need for affiliation (nAff) |
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| A learned need in which people seek approval from others, conform to their wishes and expectations, and avoid conflict and confrontation. |
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| A learned need in which people want to control their environment, including people and material resources, to benefit either themselves (personalized power) or others (socialized power). |
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| Deficiencies that energize or trigger behaviors to satisfy those needs. |
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| positive organizational behavior |
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| Building positive qualities and traits within individuals or institutions as opposed to focusing on just trying to fix what might be wrong with them |
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| The fairness of the procedures used to decide the distributions of resources. |
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| The need for self-fulfillment in reaching one’s potential. |
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| The anticipated satisfaction or dissatisfaction that an individual feels toward an outcome |
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