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Organizational Behavior

MOTIVATION

Douglas McGregor -Theory X and Theory Y

Douglas McGregor "The Human Side of Enterprise" 1960

Theory X: Man is inherently lazily and must be watched like a dog
Theory Y. Man is inherently curious and this can be motivated respect and responsibility

Fiedler's Contingency Model

You management style, task or relationship, is based on the situation,

Equity Theory

John Stacey Adams, Equity Theory on job motivation in 1963,

Expectancy Theory of Motivation

Victor Vroom: Expectancy theory of motivation . The three main factors of this theory are Valence , Expectancy , and Instrumentality .

Path Goal

Frederick Herzberg Motivational Theory 1968

Frederick Herzberg: 'The Motivation to Work', motivation and hygiene factors

David McClelland Motivational Needs Theory

  • achievement motivation (n-ach)
  • authority/power motivation (n-pow)
  • affiliation motivation (n-affil) \
Leon Festinger Cognitive Dissonance

Festinger believed that when there was inconsistency, or when there was conflict with the person's past experience, that this makes us uncomfortable enough that we'll take the simplest way out to get consistency again.

Hersey/Blanchard's Situational Leadership model:

OTHER THEORY

Maslow

French & Raven

Bass

Charismatic

Blake & Mouton

Perry and Wise ( Look this up)
Rational normative and affective

Kurt lewin p 380
Unfreezing
Prepare people
Changing
Refreezing

Organizational Culture

Power Theory 5 types of Power

Conflict