Self-Efficacy
The belief that a person has the capabilities needed to execute the behaviours required for task success
What is self-efficacy?
The value of a work goal or purpose relative to personal ideals and passions
What is meaningfulness?
A sense of choice in the initiation and continuation of work tasks
What is self-determination?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant (Result-based), Time-sensitive
What are the aspects of S.M.A.R.T goals?
A set of energetic forces that originates both within and outside an employee, initiates work-related effort, and determines its direction, intensity, and persistence.
What is motivation?
Having higher self-efficacy can result in this
What is a higher effort level?
It often can lead to a sense of emptiness and detachment
What is a lack of meaningful work?
Wanting to do something we do that extends beyond ourselves.
What is purpose?
Engaging workers by adding more decision-making authority to job
What is job enrichment?
This captures a person’s belief in their capability to perform work tasks successfully(a term identical to the self-efficacy concept)
What is competence?
Self-efficacy is related to this fundamental human need
What is control?
The psychological state that meaningful work leads to
What is psychological empowerment?
The motivation to improve in something meaningful
What is mastery?
The basic needs that motivate people are need to achieve, need for a affiliation and this third need
What is the need for power?
The theory that views goals as the primary drivers of the intensity and persistence of effort.
What is the goal setting theory?
Self-efficacy is a key aspect of this important behavioural theory
What is expectancy theory?
The model that is used to enhance job meaningfulness
What is the job characteristics model?
The desire to have control over our own lives
What is autonomy?
Redefining your job to incorporate your motives, strengths, and passion
What is job crafting?
This type of leader figure often draws upon self efficacy in their speeches
What is a coach?
The key sources of self-efficacy are vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, emotional cues, and this fourth source
What are past accomplishments?
Meaningfulness has these two effects on job performance
What is increasing engagement and concentration?
Two key results of implementing AMP (Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose) in the workplace
What are increased productivity and engagement?
The belief that achieving desired performance will lead to a set of specific outcomes
What is instrumentality?
The equity theory says that any imbalance in ratios tiggers this internal tension.
What is equity distress?