Is the perceived fairness of how rewards and outcomes of decisions are shared by all members of a group?

The perceived fairness of how resources and rewards are distributed

The perceived fairness of the process and procedures used to make allocation decisions

Holds that motivation is a function of fairness in social exchanges

Comparison in which another person receives greater outcomes for similar inputs

Comparison in which another person receives lesser outcomes for similar inputs

An individual's tolerance for negative and positive equity

Extent to which people feel fairly treated when procedures are implemented

Vroom's Expectancy Theory

Holds that people are motivated to behave in ways that produce valued outcomes.

Motivation boils down to the decision of how much effort to exert in a specific task situation.

Belief that efforts lead to a specific level of performance

A performance -> outcome perception

The value of a reward or outcome

What an individual is trying to accomplish

Management system incorporating participation in decision making, goal setting and feedback.

The amount of effort required to meet a goal 

Quantifiability of a goal

Amount of commitment to achieving a goal 

Adam's Equity Theory of Motivation

Is a model of motivation that explains how people strive for fairness and justice in social exchanges. Central is an awareness of key components of individual - organization exchange relationships.

People who have a higher tolerance for negative inequity.

prefer their outcome/input ratio to be lower than ratios from comparison others

Adhere to a strict  norm of reciprocity and quickly motivated to resolve negative and positive inequity

Have no tolerance for negative inequity.

expect to obtain greater output/input ratios than comparison others and become upset when this is not the case.

Change outcomes or alter inputs; e.g a raise; or work less hours. Can be cognitive or behavioral.

Practical Lessons from Equity Theory (2/9)

Employees more likely to accept & support org chg when believed implemented fairly and when it produces equitable outcomes. Mgrs can promote cooperation & teamwork among group members by treating them equitably.

Practical Lessons from Equity Theory (4/9)

• Treating employees inequitably can lead to litigation and costly court settlements.

  • Employees’ perceptions of justice are strongly influenced by the leadership behavior exhibited by their managers

Practical Lessons from Equity Theory (6/9)

  • Managers should pay attention to the organization’s climate for justice

Factors that Influence Expectancy Perceptions

  • Self-esteem
  • Self-efficacy
    Previous success at the task.
  • Help received from others.
    Information necessary to complete the task
  • Good materials and equipment to work with

Vroom's Expectancy Theory

Instrumentality: A performance outcome perception; the fact/function of serving some purpose. Valence: The value of a reward or outcome; Outcomes: refer to different consequ. that are contingent on performance.

Implications for mgrs and orgs for expectancy

Implications for managers and for organizations related to expectancy

• Goals direct attention
• Goals regulate effort
• Goals increase persistence

• Goals foster the development and application of task strategies and action plans

Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results oriented, Time-Bound

two or more freely interacting people with shared norms and goals and a common identity

formed by the organization working together toward some common goal.

formed by friends

group of people casually acquainted with each other for their own personal fulfillment because they have some common characteristics and concerns (interests/hobbies/friendship).

Formal Groups and role in org and individuals

Tuckman's 5-Stage Theory of Development

Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning

Group members tend to be uncertain and anxious about their roles, the people in charge and the group’s goals

• Mutual trust is low

• Time of testing
• Individuals try to determine how they fit into the power

structure
• Procrastination may occur

Questions about authority and power are resolved through unemotional, matter-of-fact group discussion

• Group cohesiveness
- a “we feeling” binding group members together

• Activity focused on solving task problems

• Climate of open communication, strong cooperation, and lots of helping behavior

• Work is done
• Time to move on to other things

Roles
- expected behaviors for a given position

task-oriented group behavior - Keep the group on track

relationship-building group behavior - Keep the group together

Task and Maintenance Roles

shared attitudes, opinions, feelings, or actions that guide social behavior

rejection by other group member

exclusion by general consent and from social acceptance

  1. Explicit statements by supervisors or co-workers

  2. Critical events in the group’s history
  3. Primacy (the state of being first in order, rank, importance)

  4. Carryover behaviors past situations

• Help the group or organization survive
• Clarify or simplify behavioral expectations
• Help individuals avoid embarrassing situations

• Clarify the group’s or organization’s central values and/or unique identity

- small group with complementary skills who hold themselves mutually accountable for common purpose, goals, and approach.

- Task groups that have matured to the performing stage

A group becomes a team when:

1.Leadership becomes a shared activity

2.Accountability shifts from strictly individual to both individual and collective

3.The group develops its own purpose or mission
4.Problem solving becomes a way of life, not a part-time activity

experiential learning aimed at better internal functioning of groups

reciprocal faith in other’ intentions and behavior.

• Overall trust: expecting fair play, the truth, & empathy

• Reliableness: believing that promises & appts. will be kept & commitments met

• Emotional trust: having faith that s/o will not misrepresent u to others or betray u

1. Communication

2. Support
3. Respect
4. Fairness

5. Predictability 6. Competence

- groups of employees granted administrative oversight for their work

team made up of technical specialists from different areas

Effectiveness of Self-Managed Teams

Have a positive effect on productivity
Have a positive effect on specific attitudes relating to self-

management

No significant effect on general attitudes
No significant effect on absenteeism or turnover

allows group members in different locations using information technology to conduct business.

- Janis’s term for cohesive in-group’s unwillingness to realistically view alternatives.

decrease in individual effort as group size increases. Reasons include:

• Equity of effort
• Loss of personal accountability
• Motivational loss due to sharing of rewards
• Coordination loss as more people perform the task


Major Trends That Make Conflict Inevitable

• Constant change
• Greater employee diversity
• More teams (virtual and self-managed)
• Less face-to-face communication
• Global economy with increased cross-cultural dealings

process in which one party perceives its interests are being opposed or set back by another party

- serves organization’s interests.

• Airing existing problems
• Releasing stress

- threatens organization’s interests.
- Can hinder group/organization success

• Incompatible personalities/ value systems. Overlapping/unclear job boundaries.
• Competition for limited resources Interdept/intergroup competition.

• Inad. communication. Interdependent tasks. Org'll complexity

• unclear policies, standards/rules. • Unreasonable deadlines/extreme time pressure.
• Collective decision making
• Decision making by consensus.

• Unmet expectations.
• Unresolved or suppressed conflict.

Why people avoid Conflict

• Harm
• Rejection
• Loss of relationship
• Anger
• Being seen as selfish
• Saying the wrong thing • Intimacy

Desired Outcomes of Conflict

1. Agreement
2. Stronger relationships

3. Learning

- interpersonal opposition driven by personal dislike or disagreement.

- conflict among work groups, teams, and departments

• Too much cohesiveness can breed groupthink because a desire to get along pushes aside critical thinking

- the more the members of different groups interact, the less

intergroup conflict they will experience

• Managers should identify and root out specific negative linkages between groups

How to Build Cross Cultrual Relationships

Programmed Functional Conflict

encourages different opinions without protecting management’s personal feelings.

- assigning someone the role of critic.

fostering a debate of opposing viewpoints to better understand an issue.

5 Conflict Handling Styles

Handling Dysfunctional Conflict- Integrating

- interested parties confront the issue and cooperatively identify the problem, generate and weigh alternative solutions, and select a solution

• Appropriate for complex issues plagued by misunderstanding

- involves playing down differences while emphasizing

commonalities
• Appropriate when it is possible to get something in return

- relies on formal authority to force compliance

• Appropriate when an unpopular solution must be implemented

- involves either passive withdrawal from the problem or

active suppression of the issue • Appropriate for trivial issues

- give-and-take approach involves moderate concern for both

self and others
• Appropriate when parties have opposite goals

Alternative Dispute Resolution

- avoiding costly lawsuits by resolving conflicts informally or through mediation or arbitration

• Facilitation • Conciliation • Peer review • Ombudsman • Mediation
• Arbitration

- give-and-take process between conflicting independent

parties.

Two types:
- Distributive

- Integrative

- cooperatively developing multiple-deal packages while building a long-term relationship

Steps in Added-Value Negotiation

  1. Clarify interests

  2. Identify options

  3. Design alternative deal packages

  4. Select a deal

  5. Perfect the deal

  1. Know the market rate

  2. Consider the economy

  3. Know your own value

  4. Be honest

  5. Don’t go first

    Consider benefits, too

    Look at the long term

Contrast roles and norms and specify four reasons why norms are enforced

Roles are specific to a person's position, norms are shared attitudes that differentiate appropriate from inappropriate behavior in a variety of situations. Norms evolve informally and are enforced because they help the group or organization survive. 

Work group becomes a team

leadership is shared, accountability is indiv. & collective, members have developed their own purpose, problem solving is way of life, and measured by collective outcomes. 

Self-managed teams vs. virtual teams 

Self managed teams are given administrative oversight whereas virtual teams are globally dispersed. 

Is the perceived fairness of how rewards and outcomes?

Distributive justice- reflects the perceived fairness of how resources and rewards are distributed or allocated.

What is perceptual fairness theory?

We perceive fairness if we believe that the input-to-outcome ratio we are bringing into the situation is similar to the input-to-outcome ratio of a comparison person, or a referent. Perceptions of inequity create tension within us and drive us to action that will reduce perceived inequity.

Is the perceived fairness of how rewards are distributed?

Distributive justice reflects the perceived FAIRNESS of how RESOURCES AND REWARDS are distributed. Procedural justice represents the perceived fairness of the PROCESS AND PROCEDURES used to make allocation decisions.

Is defined as the perceived fairness of the process?

Procedural justice. defined as the perceived fairness of the process and procedures used to make allocation decisions.