Activities
Week Lesson Topic Readings Discussions Quiz Assignments
1
1

Course Introduction;

Introduction to Work Motivation and Job Attitudes
  • "Getting Started" Introduction items
  • Lesson 1 commentary
  • Gittins (2007)
1
None
None
2
2
 Need Theories
  • Lesson commentary
  • Adie, Duda, & Ntoumanis (2008).
2
1

Needs Wiki
(Team 1)
3
3
 Reinforcement Theory
  • Lesson commentary
  • Schacter (2009)
3
2
Reinforcement Wiki
(Team 2)
4
4
 Cognitive Theories: Expectancy
  • Lesson commentary
  • Chen & Fang (2007)
4
3
Expectancy Wiki
(Team 3)
5
5
 Cognitive Theories: Equity
  • Lesson commentary
  • Stecher & Rosse (2007)
5
4
Equity Wiki
(Team 4)
6
6
 Cognitive Theories: Goal Setting
  • Lesson commentary
  • Bennett (2009)
  • Gergen & Vanourek (2009)
6
5
Goal Setting Wiki
(Team 1)
7
7
 Self-Efficacy and Social Cognitive Theory
  • Lesson commentary
  • Rottinghaus, Larson & Borgen (2003)
7
6
Self-Efficacy and Social Cognitive Wiki
(Team 2)
8
8
 Intergroup Theories: Social Identity, Social Dominance, and Integrated Threat
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Umphress, Simmons, Boswell & del Carmen Triana (2008)
8
7
Intergroup Wiki
(Team 3)
9
9
 Control Theory
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Luria (2008)
9
8
Control Wiki
(Team 4)
10
10
 Job Design
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Campion & Thayer (1987)
  • Kovac (2008)
  • Bright (2008)
10
9
Job Design Wiki
(Team 1)
11
11
 Job Satisfaction
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Bright (2008)
  • Shepherd (2008)
  • Swift (2008)
11
10
Job Satisfaction Wiki
(Team 2)
12
12
 Organizational Commitment
  • Lesson Commenatry
  • Business Daily (2008)
  • Evans, Gunz & Jalland (2009), Ja-young (2008)
  • Stirling (208)
12
11
Work and Organizational Commitment
(Team 3)
13
13
 Lateness, absenteeism, turnover, and burnout
  • Lesson Commentary
  • Podsakoff, Lepine & Lepine (2007)
13
None
Lateness, absenteeism, turnover and burnout Wiki
(Team 4)
14
Fall Break
15
14
 Synthesis paper None
None
None
Synthesis Paper
16
15
 Putting it all together Work Motivation and Job Attitudes
  • NDA (2009) Case Study
  • Siemens (2009) Case Study
14*
None
None

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