Download or read book Effects of Specific Vs Nonspecific and Absolute Vs Comparative Feedback on Performance and Satisifaction written by Robert D. Pritchard and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effects of Specific Versus Nonspecific and Absolute Versus Comparative Feedback on Performance and Satisfaction written by Robert D. Pritchard and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first portion of this report focused on intrinsic motivation as a possible approach to improving the motivation and productivity of Air Force personnel. While it was acknowledged that our knowledge of intrinsic motivation is limited, it was concluded that the use of intrinsic determiners offers great potential for improving motivation, and hence productivity. A list of these factors was generated from reviewing the literature and by intuitive analysis. For this report, performance feedback was selected for further study. Various dimensions of feedback were then identified and defined. In addition, a number of psychological processes were outlined in terms of their possible relationships with feedback. Two dimensions of feedback were then selected and manipulated in an experimental setting. The first dimension, specificity, varied the amount of information subjects received about the types of errors they made. The second dimension was absolute versus comparative feedback. Subjects were either given only their own performance data or their own plus their relative standing in their work group. Results showed a positive effect for feedback on both performance and errors. Nonspecific feedback was found to contribute most to increases in performance and reduction in errors, and within the nonspecific condition comparative was found to be superior. Results are also presented which attempt to explain the findings in terms of the psychological processes outlined earlier. It was concluded that increasing performance feedback shows good potential for ultimately enhancing productivity in Air Force field settings. (Author).

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Download or read book Productivity Measurement and Improvement written by Robert Pritchard and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1995-04-25 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving organizational productivity is an important current and future issue. The improvement can be effected by changing technology, or by changing the way in which people work. The concern of this work is how to structure work so that people can and will want to maximize their productivity using a special approach to measurement and improvement of organizational productivity defined by the author - ProMES (Productivity Measurement and Enchancement System). ProMES is a way of motivating people to maximize their productivity. This book describes a series of cases where ProMES was applied to improve productivity in service and manufacturing organizations in a variety of different organizations in different countries. Results indicate very large increases in productivity, much larger than those typically found. Lessons learned from these cases for future productivity improvement efforts are summarized.

Download or read book Evidence Based Productivity Improvement written by Robert D. Pritchard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book explains the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement system (ProMES) and how it meets the criteria for an optimal measurement and feedback system. It summarizes all the research that has been done on productivity, mentioning other measurement systems, and gives detailed information on how to implement this one in organizations. This book will be of interest to behavioral science researchers and professionals who wish to learn more about the practical methods of measuring and improving organizational productivity.

Download or read book Group Process and Productivity written by Stephen Worchel and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1992 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is the increasing diversity of the workforce likely to affect productivity? What can be done to remedy the negative consequences of `groupthink'? And what steps can be taken to improve the quality of group decisions? This volume discusses these and other questions associated with productivity and functioning in small groups. Among the topics explored are group productivity, problem identification, group decision making, behaviour technology and group dynamics. The contributors, leading scholars from a cross-section of disciplines, challenge many current beliefs about groups.

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Download or read book Exploring the Processes Through which Feedback Affects Productivity written by Carol Diane Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Objective Standards Matter Too Much written by William M.P Klein and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which matters more - beliefs about absolute ability or ability relative to others? This study set out compare their effects on self-evaluations, decisions under uncertainty, performance attribution, and perceived relevance of the task to one's self-concept. 415 participants were told they had gotten 20% correct, 80% correct, or were not given then their scores on a practice test. Orthogonal to this manipulation, participants learned that their performance placed them in the 23rd percentile or 77th percentile, or they did not receive comparative feedback. They were then given a chance to place bets on two games - one in which they needed to get more than 50% right (absolute bet), and one in which they needed to beat more than 50% of other test-takers (comparative bet). Absolute feedback had strong and consistent influences on participants' bets, performance attributions, perceived task importance, satisfaction with performance, and state self-esteem. The effects of comparative feedback were weaker and less consistent. These findings suggest that information about one's absolute standing on a dimension may be more influential than information about comparative standing, supporting Festinger's (1954) assertion that social comparison was only necessary when objective information was unavailable.

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Download or read book Handbook of Organizational Communication written by Fredric M. Jablin and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1987-09-01 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizational communication is a rapidly evolving field of communication studies. How has it developed over the last decade? How do the pioneers of the discipline see its future? The Handbook of Organizational Communication brings you up-to-date with the latest advances in this exciting field. Leading scholars review and synthesize important developments in research and theory. They also suggest future directions for research.