IO PSYCH CHAPTER 10

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The attitude an employee has toward her job.

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Job Satisfaction

Front

The extent to which an employee identifies with and is involved with an organization.

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Organizational Commitment

Front

The extent to which an employee wants to remain with the organization, cares about the organization, and is willing to exert effort on its behalf.

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Affective Commitment

Front

The extent to which an employee believes she must remain with the organization due to the time, expense, and effort that she has already put into it or the difficulty she would have in finding another job.

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Continuance Commitment

Front

The extent to which an employee feels obligated to the organization and, as a result of this obligation, must remain with the organization.

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Normative Commitment

Front

Postulates that some variability in job satisfaction is due to an individual’s personal tendency across situations to enjoy what she/he does.

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Individual Difference Theory

Front

When an employee’s expectations are not met, the results are lower job satisfaction, decreased organizational commitment, and an increased intent to leave the organization.

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Discrepancy Theory

Front

The extent to which rewards, salary, and benefits received by employees are perceived to be consistent with their efforts and performance.

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Needs/Supplies Fit

Front

Employees observe the levels of motivation and satisfaction of other employees and then model those levels.

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Social Information Processing Theory

Front

Our levels of job satisfaction and motivation are related to how fairly we believe we are treated in comparison with others.

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Equity Theory