by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back To: LEADERSHIP What is Goal Setting Theory? Goal-setting theory was proposed by Edwin Locke in the 1960s. It states that goal setting has an effect on task performance. Goals provide direction to employees about what needs to be accomplished. Below are the...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back To: LEADERSHIP What is Reinforcement Theory? Reinforcement theory was first recognized in the work of psychologist Ivan Pavlov (behavioral conditioning) and B. F. Skinner (operant conditioning). Reinforcement theory says that behavior is driven by its...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back To: LEADERSHIP What is Equity Theory? Pursuant to Equity theory, individuals are motivated by being treated fairly. Perceptions of fairness is generally a result of social comparison. That is, we compare our efforts (inputs) and the results of our effort...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back To: LEADERSHIP What is Procedural and Interactional Justice? Equity theory is a distributive justice theory. Distributive justice concert the extent to which output is fair with regard to inputs as compared to others. Other types of fairness include:...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back To: LEADERSHIP What is Expectancy Theory? Expectancy theory was proposed by Victor Vroom in the 1960s. This theory states that individual motivation with regard to the amount of effort expended is a result of a rational calculation. There is a link between...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back To: LEADERSHIP What are Contemporary Approaches to Leadership? He most widely-recognized, contemporary approaches to leadership include: Transformational Leadership – The transformational leadership approach highlights the importance of leader...
