Extra Credit Chapter $9$: Motivation

Personnel and Organizational Psychology

$1.$ Consider a job you held in the past, or a class you've taken.

a$.$ In the table below, provide $2$ examples of what Herzberg calls motivators, and $2$ examples of hygienes.

b$.$ Discuss how motivated you were, and how your level of motivation relates to the number of motivators and hygienes in your job.

Motivators $1.$

$2.$

Hygienes $1.$

$2.$

$2.$ The manager of a graphic design studio wants to improve the quality of his company$$s output. He decides he is going to set a goal for his staff: $$We will make $$100,000$ in commissions within the next three months.$$ According to goal setting theory, what are some problems with his goal? What would you suggest as a more effective goal?

$3.$ Imagine you have a friend who is currently dissatisfied with her job. She feels that she puts a great deal of effort and time into her job yet is passed over for promotions and awards. According to equity theory, what are the $3$ things she could do to feel more motivated about her job? Give specific examples of each of the $3$ strategies she could try to improve her motivation.