Rewards and Social Comparison Theories of Motivation

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Rewards and Social Comparison Theories of
Motivation

• Deci et al. (1999)
• Miles et al. (1989)
• Harder (1991)

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Agenda June 9, 2005

• Return SAP 1
• Reminders
• Questions, Comments, and Concerns
• Reward and Social Comparison Theories of
  Motivation
• Break
• TRP 2
• Discussion
• Next Week

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Return SAP 1

• If You Submitted SAP 1 and Did Not Receive It
  Back, Please Contact Me Immediately

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Reminders

• SAPs 3 and 4 Due Next Week
• Conclude Motivation at End of Next Week

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Questions, Comments, or Concerns?

• Summarize the Empirical Support for Maslows and
  Alderfers Needs Theories. What Applications Does
  McClellands Needs Theory Have to HRM?

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Turn In SAP 2

• Please Pass to the Center Isle and then Pass to
  the Front of the Room

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Rewards and Social Comparison Theories Of
Motivation

• Rewards Theories
• Revisit Operant Conditioning and Skinner
• Behavior Modification
• Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation
• Social Comparison Theory
• Adams Equity Theory
• Problems with Comparison Other
• Evidence of Adamss Outcomes

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Rewards Theories

• Sometimes Referred to as Reinforcement
• Revisit Operant Conditioning
• Rewards, Punishment, and Extinction
• Based on Outside Influences
• Behavior Modification (BMod)
• Systematic Intervention to Correct Behavior
• Decis Cognitive Evaluation Theory
• Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivators
• Issue of Over Justification of Rewards

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Social Comparison Theories

• Adams Equity Theory
• OP/IP OO/IO
• Issues with Comparison Other
• No Selection of True Peers
• Cognitive Reevaluation
• Adams Suggested Outcomes
• Mixed Findings for Over Outcome Hypotheses
• Strong Support for Under Outcome Hypotheses
• Idea of Fairness

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Break

• Lets Take a 20 Minute Break

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TRP 2
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Discussion

• Paradox Pay Reduces Intrinsic Motivation, Yet
  Pay Leads to Strong Equity-Driven Motivation

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Next Week

• Conclude Motivation
• Tuesday
• Roberts Glick (1981)
• Champoux (1991)
• Vroom (1964)
• Wood Bandura (1989)
• SAP 3 and TRP 3