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  • 1.  Motivation Experiential Exercises

    Posted 02-12-2011 11:53

    Does anyone recommend a very hands on, experiential exercise that works well for undergraduates with limited work experience to demonstrate
    a motivational concept ?

    I'd much appreciate some leads, and if there are a number of responses I can consolidate and send out.

    Thanks so much

    Jeanine Andreassi, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Management
    Sacred Heart University
    Fairfield, CT 06825


  • 2.  Motivation Experiential Exercises

    Posted 02-12-2011 18:26
    Hello Jeanine,
     
    An experiment that used the ring toss game to measure achievement motivation is described at:  http://jonjayray.tripod.com/nachprob.html
     
    Also, a colleague of mine who teaches compensation asks her students to sing a song with her in several variations: (a) no extrinsic reward; (b) the promise of fund; or (c) a chocolate bar. It shows students that people value rewards differently (and supports the use of a cafeteria approach to benefits). I can see it being used to teach other motivation concepts as well.
     
    Best regards,
    Celeste
     
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    From: Jeanine Andreassi <jkandreassi@GMAIL.COM>
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Motivation Experiential Exercises
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Received: Saturday, February 12, 2011, 11:52 AM


    Does anyone recommend a very hands on, experiential exercise that works well for undergraduates with limited work experience to demonstrate
    a motivational concept ?

    I'd much appreciate some leads, and if there are a number of responses I can consolidate and send out.

    Thanks so much

    Jeanine Andreassi, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Management
    Sacred Heart University
    Fairfield, CT 06825



  • 3.  Motivation Experiential Exercises

    Posted 02-12-2011 21:42

    Hi Jeanine,

     

    I borrowed an word creation exercise from Schweitzer, Ordonez, and Douma (2004) to demonstrate goal setting theory. Half of the class gets a specific, difficult goal and the other half gets a "do your best goal" (although they are unaware that they have different goals). I have tried it with and without incentives and it seems to work the same. After they finish creating words, I ask for volunteers to compute the total number of words created. You can also examine the attitudinal variables at the end of the exercise; when I offer incentives for the specific, difficult goal, they are usually less interested in doing a puzzle like that in their spare time.

     

    Schweitzer, M. E., Ordóñez, L., & Douma, B. (2004). Goal Setting as a Motivator of Unethical Behavior. Academy of Management Journal, 47(3), 422-432.

     

    Michael D. Johnson

    Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior

    Foster School of Business, University of Washington

    544 Paccar Hall, Box 353266, Seattle, WA 98195

    http://faculty.washington.edu/mdj3/mjohnson/

    (206) 616-2756

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeanine Andreassi
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    Does anyone recommend a very hands on, experiential exercise that works well for undergraduates with limited work experience to demonstrate
    a motivational concept ?

    I'd much appreciate some leads, and if there are a number of responses I can consolidate and send out.

    Thanks so much

    Jeanine Andreassi, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Management
    Sacred Heart University
    Fairfield, CT 06825



  • 4.  Motivation Experiential Exercises

    Posted 02-13-2011 09:31
    Jeanine,

    <x-tab>        </x-tab>If you're interested in a goal-setting exercise, you may wish to see:

    <x-tab>        </x-tab>Farh, J., and Bedeian, A. G. Understanding Goal Setting: An In-Class Experiment. Organizational Behavior
    <x-tab>        </x-tab>Teaching Review    , 1987-88, 12(3), 75-79. Available at:

    <x-tab>        </x-tab> http://www.bus.lsu.edu/management/faculty/abedeian/articles/UnderstandGoalSetting-OBTR1987-88.pdf

    <x-tab>        </x-tab>AGB

    At 08:41 PM 2/12/2011, you wrote:
    Hi Jeanine,
     
    I borrowed an word creation exercise from Schweitzer, Ordonez, and Douma (2004) to demonstrate goal setting theory. Half of the class gets a specific, difficult goal and the other half gets a “do your best goal” (although they are unaware that they have different goals). I have tried it with and without incentives and it seems to work the same. After they finish creating words, I ask for volunteers to compute the total number of words created. You can also examine the attitudinal variables at the end of the exercise; when I offer incentives for the specific, difficult goal, they are usually less interested in doing a puzzle like that in their spare time.
     
    Schweitzer, M. E., Ordóñez, L., & Douma, B. (2004). Goal Setting as a Motivator of Unethical Behavior. Academy of Management Journal, 47(3), 422-432.
     
    Michael D. Johnson
    Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
    Foster School of Business, University of Washington
    544 Paccar Hall, Box 353266, Seattle, WA 98195
    http://faculty.washington.edu/mdj3/mjohnson/
    (206) 616-2756
     
    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [ mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeanine Andreassi
    Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 8:53 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Motivation Experiential Exercises
     

    Does anyone recommend a very hands on, experiential exercise that works well for undergraduates with limited work experience to demonstrate
    a motivational concept ?

    I'd much appreciate some leads, and if there are a number of responses I can consolidate and send out.

    Thanks so much

    Jeanine Andreassi, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Management
    Sacred Heart University
    Fairfield, CT 06825