Motivation and Performance in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Explore the fundamentals of motivation, reinforcement theory, and goal-setting in the context of industrial-organizational psychology. Discover how needs, incentives, and reinforcers impact employee performance and motivation.
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Industrial-Organizational Psychology Learning Module Motivation and Performance Prepared by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - SIOP
Lesson Objectives At the end of this lecture, you should: Know the definition and components of motivation Understand reinforcement and goal setting Understand how these concepts are applied to motivate employees Prepared by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - SIOP
Motivation Defined Any force that energizes and directs people to perform their jobs Intent of behavior is to satisfy needs and achieve goals needs: physiological (hunger) or social (achievement) incentives: situational factors that direct behavior to achieve goals that satisfy needs reinforcers: consequences of behavior that affect probability of repeating behavior Prepared by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - SIOP
Reinforcement Theory When a need exists, we are motivated to work hard to achieve goal, to satisfy needs. Motivation to perform Performance (Hard work) Reinforcement (Needs satisfied) Incentive (Paycheck) Prepared by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - SIOP
Reinforcement Theory (cont.) Employees will repeat responses that are positively reinforced Individual must operate on environment to earn the reward Effects will depend on schedules of reinforcement monthly paycheck daily bonuses working piece-rate on assembly line Prepared by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - SIOP
Case #1 Discussion What was being used as motivation in this case? What effects on performance were seen? How do these issues illustrate: Needs Incentives Reinforcers How are these concepts used in your jobs? Would this work for everyone? Prepared by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - SIOP
Goal-Setting Theory We rationally set task-related goals We decide on the effort and time to be invested to achieve goals Goals must be: specific (not do your best ) challenging but attainable accepted Feedback on performance is critical Prepared by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - SIOP
Case #2 Discussion What are the pros and cons of establishing goals at work or school? Would setting goals before you start influence your effort invested? In your job? In school? What kind of goals would you set? How difficult should goals be? Prepared by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - SIOP
How I/O psychologists help employers motivate workers Designing Management-By-Objectives (MBO) programs managers and employees set performance goals together Establishing organizational behavior modification programs using reinforcement concepts in the workplace Providing advice on reward systems compensation, promotions, etc. Prepared by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - SIOP
