MHR 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Individual And Group Rights, Conscientiousness, Presenteeism
10 Dec 2015
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Situation represents external influences on the individual"s behaviour. Ability, motivation, and situation are by far the most commonly mentioned direct predictors of individual behaviour and performance. 1960s researchers identified a fourth key factor: role perceptions. Motivation, ability, and role perceptions are clustered together in the model b/c they are located within the person. Situational factors are external to the individual but still affect his/her behaviour and performance. Motivation: the forces within a person that affect his/her direction, intensity, and persistence of voluntary behaviour. Direction refers to the path along which people engage. Intensity is the amount of effort allocated to the goal. Intensity is all about how much people push themselves to complete a task. Persistence is continuing the effort for a certain amount of time. Direction, intensity, persistence are cognitive (thoughts) and emotional conditions that directly cause us to move. Ability: the natural aptitudes and learned capabilities required to successfully complete a task.
