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Job satisfaction is defined as a collection of attitudes next to your job. You like parts or all of it. It is important to measure it because in the study of organizational behavior is correlated with performance. Of course, a wise organization measures the satisfaction of its employee and takes action to improve it.
Going to work...
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First time I heard about “locus of control” from one of my colleagues, a psychologist. My friend Google helped me to find out more about it. Julian Rotter in 1966 published an article about locus of control. He is also developed the social learning theory (a post about it to follow).
It seems that there are three...
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“It’s just another tool. It is not the great cure for management inefficiency… MBO works if you know the objectives, 90% of the time you don’t.”
Peter Drucker
Management by Objectives (MBO) is an elaborate, systematic, ongoing program that helps employees to understand their objectives at organizational...
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Job design is in itself a convention. Starting with the Scientific Management of Frederick W. Taylor, the work of the employees (managers not included) was simplified to the smallest unit possible, mainly repetitive tasks.
The concern for motivation in the work environment has change the purpose of job design. Job satisfaction,...
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Expectancy Theory is about your choices and how are you motivated by the results you expect following your actions.
You make an effort and expect a performance. If performance is achieved you have the expectancy of a reward that will satisfy a need. All this process will take place only if you decide that satisfying your need worth...
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