Introduction to Motivation Donovan Ambrose Kulik Eccles Wigfield

Introduction to Motivation Donovan Ambrose & Kulik Eccles & Wigfield

Agenda – 6/2/05 o Course Reading Packet o Questions, Comments, or Concerns o Reminders o Introduction to Motivation o Break o Motivation Activity o Assignment to Groups o Group Time

Course Reading Packet UCP Is Open Until 6: 00 PM

Questions, Comments, or Concerns Define Leader and Manager. Define Motivation. Name 3 Motivation Theories.

Introduction to Motivation o Historical Background o Common Themes o Methodological Issues o Theoretical Issues

Historical Background o Roots in Classical and Operant Conditioning (e. g. , Pavlov; Skinner) o Social Comparison (Festinger, 1954) o Cognitive Dissonance (Festinger, 1957) o Social Identity Theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1987) o Relationship between Attitudes, Intent, and Action (Theory of Planned Behavior; Ajzen, 1988)

Common Themes of Motivation Theories o Survival o Perceptions n n Social Attributional o Cognitions n n Goals Control

Methodological Issues o No Agreed Upon Dependent Variable n Fairness? n Performance? o Sampling Issues n Workplace? n Students? o Design Issues n Cross Sectional? n Between Subjects? n Longitudinal or Within Subjects?

Theoretical Issues o What is Theory? n Explains What, When, How, and Why o Micro and Meso-Level Theories n Dependent on Outcomes o Lack of Unified Macro-Level Theory of Work Motivation

Break 20 Minute Break

Motivation Activity o Write a List of What Motivates You n Stream of Consciousness o Share Your List with a Neighbor n Add and Subtract o Rank Order Your Final List n Top 5 Motivators Only o Class Poll o What Does this Mean for Managers?

Assignment to Groups Meet and Greet Schedule GRP

Next Tuesday o Needs Theories n n n Rauschenberger et al. (1980) Chusmir & Azevedo (1992) Cornelius & Lane (1984) o SAP 1 and GRP 1 o Have a Great Weekend!