HRM 301 Organizational Behavior

Dr. N. Rotter

Objectives:

After today's session, you should be able to:

1. Explain equity theory (distributive justice) and its implications for managers

2. Explain procedural justice and how it relates to ethical behavior

3. Describe expectancy theory and it's applications in the organization

4. Explain the situations when need theories of motivation are best at explaining worker behavior and the situations when cognitive theories offer better insight

I. Equity theory -- distributive justice

A. How the process works

1. Equity theory defined

2. The motivational process

A. Outcome/input ratio

B. Feeling of equity

C. Feeling of inequity

B. The components of the equation

1. Outcomes and inputs

4. The equation and its outcomes

C. Balancing the scale of justice

D. Implications for managers

II. Procedural Justice

A. Causes of feelings of procedural justice

B. Consequences of procedural justice

C. The ethics factor

III. Expectancy

A. A definition

B. The process

1. Expectancy

2. Instrumentality

3. Valence

C. The equation

1. The role of skills and abilities

2. The role of perceptions and opportunities

D. Implications for managers

IV. Comparing the theories

A. Needs theory applications

B. Equity and procedural justice applications

C. Expectancy theory applications