PSY 376 Organizational Psychology Illinois State

Conflict, Cooperation, Trust, & Deviance Chapter 11 (part 2) March 20, 2008 Deviant Org Behavior Intentional violations of org norms, policies that result in neg outcomes. Workplace violence Much attn from media, but still a rare event Aggressi

Ch 7 - Motivation Part 2: March 6, 2008 Expectancy Theory Broad approach 3 components in rational judgment of motivation: (VIE theory - Vroom) Valence value of a motivator/reward Instrumentality link between perf and reward Expectancy link b

Ch 7 - Motivation Part 1: March 4, 2008 Motivation Components include Direction Intensity (arousal) Maintenance Differs from performance Motives can conflict with each other Can be motivated by the work itself Motivation Definitions An

Org Change and Org Development Ch 16 May 1, 2008 Org Change and OD Org Change in structure, technology or people 1st order vs. 2nd order Org Development methods used to implement org change Impediments to change Reduced degrees of freedom; l

Ch 6: Work-related Attitudes Part 1: Feb 21, 2008 Job Attitudes Stable feelings, beliefs, predispositions Affect toward job (pos/neg) with cognitive & behavioral components Most research on job satisfaction Group differences in job sat which di

Bonus Pts. #6 due Tues. 4/22 Go to the website of any large company youre interested in and search for information about its organizational culture. You might be able to find such information by typing culture into the sites search engine. Alternati

Chapter 8 Groups & Teams Pt 2: March 27, 2008 Teams Collection of people w/complementary skills What are basic dimensions? Different from groups? See dimensions of teams in book Cross-functional teams Traditional org structure based on func

Power Ch 12 Apr 8, 2008 Influence & power Influence attempt to affect behavior Power affect behavior in the desired direction Based on personal and org characteristics Politics unauthorized use of power to enhance or protect your own intere

Ch 4: Personality and Abilities Part 1 Jan 31, 2008 Personality Unique and stable pattern of behaviors, thoughts, emotions Interactionist approach behavior result of personality and situation When does it have the most influence? How is person