MHR 405 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Extraversion And Introversion, Absenteeism, Neuroticism
9 Apr 2016
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Lo1: mars model of individual behavior and performance. Motivation: the forces within a person that affect his or her direction, intensity, and persistence of voluntary behavior: motivation is goal directed, not random. Refer to exhibit 2. 1 (mars model of individual behaviour and results) Elements of motivation: direction: refers to the path along which people engage their effort, intensity: amount of effort allocated to the goal. It is essentially how much people push themselves to complete a task: persistence: continuing the effort (intensity) for a certain amount of time. Refer to page 40-41 in textbook (8th edition pdf) Ability includes both the natural aptitudes and learned capabilities required to successfully complete a task: aptitudes: natural talents that help employees learn specific tasks more quickly and perform them better. There are many physical and mental aptitudes: learned capabilities: these are the skills and knowledge that you currently possess. Tend to decline over time when not used (example: inactive in playing sports)
