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Motivation in the Workplace

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Course ID: 2500-EN-PS-EAc4-04
Erasmus code / ISCED: 14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Motivation in the Workplace
Name in Polish: Motivation in the Workplace
Organizational unit: Faculty of Psychology
Course groups: (in Polish) Academic basket
(in Polish) Elective courses
(in Polish) electives for 4 and 5 year
Psychology of Personality, Emotions, Motivation and Individual Differences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: English
Type of course:

elective courses

Short description:

The course is designed to equip students with knowledge about the

theory application, developments and

the workplace. Literatures and research on work motivation are reviewed

and organized in topics that provide frameworks for identifying major

challenges in employee motivation

Full description:

This course adopts an overall framework on motivation in the workplace

that encompasses internal (from the person) forces and external (from

the immediate and more distant environments forces.

It covers how different psychological theories (i.e., goal

are applied to motivate employees and enhance their work engagement.

Specific topics covered include job design, work engagement, goal

and self-regulatory processes, motivating individuals and teams, cultural

influences on work motivation, and new directions in work motivation;

specific organizational interventions will be presented

The course provides valuable knowledge and insights that help students

to understand work motivation as a multilevel phenomenon where

individual, group, organizational, and cultural

variables must be considered.

At the end of the course, students will learn how psychological theories

and research can be applied successfully to:

Design motivating jobs

Enhance work engagement

Motivate individuals in organizations

Motivate teams in organizations

Create organizational environment which stimulate employee

motivation

Bibliography:

Kanfer, R., Chen, G., & Pritchard, R.D. (Eds.) (2008). Work motivation.

Past, present, and future. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

(selected chapters)

The 3 C's of work motivation framework: content, context, and

change

Chapter 1

The measurement and analysis of motivation

Chapter 2

Employee motivation theories

Locke, E.A. & Latham, G. P. (2004). What should we do about

motivation theory? Six recommendations for the twenty

century. Academy of Management Review, 29

Latham, G. P., Pinder, C. C. (2005). Work motivation theory and

research at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

of Psychology, 56, 485–516.

Work engagement and job-crafting

Le Blanc, P.M., Demerouti, E., & Bakker, A.B. (2017). How can I

shape my job to suit me better? Job crafting for sustainable

employees and organizations. In N. Chmiel, F. Fraccaroli &

Sverke (Eds), An introduction to work and organizational

psychology: An international perspective (3rd edition; pp. 48

New York: Wiley.

Van Wingerden, J., Derks, D., & Bakker, A.B. (2017).

of personal resources and job crafting interven

engagement and performance. Human Resources Management

56, 51-67.

Goals-striving and self-regulatory proceses

− chapter 5

− Bargh, J. A., Gollwitzer, P. M., & Oettingen, G. (2010).

Motivation. In S. Fiske, D. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey

(Eds.),Handbook of Social Psychology (5th ed., pp. 268-316)

New York: Wiley.

Designing motivating jobs

− chapter 7

− Parker, S. K., Wall, T. D. i Cordery, J. L. (2001).

design research and practice: Towards an elaborated model

of work design, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 74, 413–440.

Motivation in and of work teams

− chapter 8

− Chen, G., Kirkman, B. L., Kanfer, R., Allen, D. i Rosen, B.

(2007). A multilevel study of leadership, empowerment, and

performance in teams. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92

346.

− Mathieu, J. E., Gilson, L. L., & Ruddy, T. R. (2006).

Empowerment and team effectiveness: An empirical test of

an integrated model. Journal of Applied Psychology

108.

Leadership processes and work motivation

− chapter 9

− Chen, G., Kirkman, B. L., Kanfer, R., Allen D., & Rosen, B.

(2007).A Multilevel Study of Leadership, Empowerment, and

Performance in Teams. Journal of Applied Psychology

331–346.

− Morgeson, F. P., DeRue, D. S., & Karam, E. (2010).

in Teams: A Functional Approach to Understanding

Leadership Structures and Processes. Journal of

Management, 36, 5–39.

Organizational systems and employee motivation

− chapter 10

Social-cultural influences on work motivation

− chapter 14

New perspectives and directions in work motivation

− chapter 16

Learning outcomes:

Design motivating jobs

Enhance work engagement

Motivate individuals in organizations

Motivate teams in organizations

Create organizational environment which stimulate employee

motivation

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Final Exam (60 points): multiple-choice test including 30

questions, 40 minutes, one correct answer only

One group assignment: 10-minutes presentation about the

organizational intervention that enhance work motivation and 10

minute exercise for audience during the class and a short

discussion on the exercise (40 points)

In order to pass the course the overall grade need to be above 60%.

60-63 3

64-69 3,5

70-79 4

80-89 4,5

90-95 5

>90 5!

Attendance rules

Up to 2 absences are possible and 2 absences in case of excuse.

5 or more - course failure

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
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Type of class:
Seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: (unknown)
Group instructors: Diana Kusik
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