CHAPTER 3

: SAT

ISFA

CTION

AND ALIE

NATIO

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ALIENATION

Marx’s Concept of Alienation –

Species Being

Historical Materialism

Exploitation

Structure of capitalism causes structure of alienation

ALIENATION: Product, process, other workers, creativity

RESULT OF ALIENATION: Destruction of motivation

MEANINGLESS AND UNFULFILLING WORK

Melvin Seeman’s individual level understanding of alienation:

Erosion of meaning:

Powerlessness

Self Estrangement

Meaninglessness

Isolation

RESPONSES: Couch potatoes, shallow consumerism, anger at home

MASLOW’S SELF ACTUALIZATION

Hierarchy of Satisfaction

Physiological

Safety

Belongingness

Esteem

Self Acutalization

SATISFACTION: WHAT IS IT?

Evaluative summary about your feelings

CAUSES OF SATISFACTION:

Job Autonomy

Belonginess

Technology? If you have control over it.

Organizational policies: pay, security, size, promotion policies, dignity and respect, participation

INTRINSIC OR EXTRINSIC

Sources of job satisfaction can be divided into intrinsic and extrinsic

COMMITMENT

Feelings of loyalty towards a job.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WORKERS ARE NOT HAPPY?LOWERED PRODUCTIVITY

Absenteeism

Quitting

Resistance and Sabotage

Theft