...An individual’s effectiveness in the workplace often depends on his/her personality, attitudes and values, along with his/her motivation to succeed. Concurrently, the perception, attitudes and values of colleagues in the workplace play a role in determining the individual’s effectiveness. Understanding these characteristics of employees can be very crucial for organizations to operate successfully. At the same time, it is essential that employees understand the values associated with the organization in order to avoid any conflicting feelings toward the work they are employed to do. By recognizing and appreciating each other’s characteristics and constraints, employees and the organizations they are part of, form a highly-beneficial symbiotic relationship. Thus, it becomes imperative for employees to remain motivated and for organizations to keep them motivated. Personal Reflection Having read and understood the importance of personality, attitudes, values, and motivation to succeed, in the workplace, I reflected upon my own characteristic traits to predict my effectiveness in the workplace. Personality Heredity. A very important factor that determines certain aspects of our personality is heredity. Although heredity is responsible for one’s biological, physiological and psychological makeup, and it plays a major role on the personality characteristics of a child, but as you grow into an adult, it is possible, and highly probable that a lot of these characteristics would...
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...An individual’s effectiveness in the workplace often depends on his/her personality, attitudes and values, along with his/her motivation to succeed. Concurrently, the perception, attitudes and values of colleagues in the workplace play a role in determining the individual’s effectiveness. Understanding these characteristics of employees can be very crucial for organizations to operate successfully. At the same time, it is essential that employees understand the values associated with the organization in order to avoid any conflicting feelings toward the work they are employed to do. By recognizing and appreciating each other’s characteristics and constraints, employees and the organizations they are part of, form a highly-beneficial symbiotic relationship. Thus, it becomes imperative for employees to remain motivated and for organizations to keep them motivated. Personal Reflection Having read and understood the importance of personality, attitudes, values, and motivation to succeed, in the workplace, I reflected upon my own characteristic traits to predict my effectiveness in the workplace. Personality Heredity. A very important factor that determines certain aspects of our personality is heredity. Although heredity is responsible for one’s biological, physiological and psychological makeup, and it plays a major role on the personality characteristics of a child, but as you grow into an adult, it is possible, and highly probable that a lot of these characteristics would...
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...XIAOMI: FUTURE INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC GROWTH CASE STUDY REPORT STOYKO STOEV, S2874075 XIAOMI: FUTURE INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC GROWTH CASE STUDY REPORT STOYKO STOEV, S2874075 INTRODUCTION Xiaomi, co-founded by Lei Jun – a computer science graduate, and Lin Bin – formerly in charge of Google’s Chinese operations, has gone from a start-up to the third largest handset maker worldwide, only behind Apple and Samsung, in less than five years. This report has as a purpose to outline a prediction about the company’s future and is limited to projected growth of Xiaomi in both Chinese and international market, and reasons for the probable success it would have. INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION AND GROWTH Currently, Xiaomi only operates in Asia and is predominantly sold in China, but has revealed plans to expand to other markets in the near future. Chances of success in them are rather high and, moreover, the organisation can further solidify its position in China and increase smartphone sales not just internationally, but also domestically. The foreign locations in which Xiaomi is most likely to prosper are countries with developing economies such as Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, India, and Southeast Asia and the reasons for the possible prosperity are the developed methods and the reputation of the company. GOOD QUALITY AND AFFORDABILITY Until recently, it was widely believed that direct proportionality existed between quality and price and neither can be low...
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...Work Analyze the Case Study in Work Motivation and Attitude Defining Work Motivation Fundamental to the study of Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology is the understanding of what motivates employees within an organization. According to Nevid (2013), motivation is defined as factors that activate, direct, and sustain goal-directed behavior. Motives are the "whys" of behavior - the needs or wants that drive behavior and explain what we do. We don't actually observe a motive; rather, we infer that one exists based on the behavior we observe (Nevid, 2013).” Theories of work motivation explain why people work hard (Spector, 2012). On the other hand, organizations concerned with employee retention strive to promote and provide an environment that actually influences positive work behavior and performance. Additionally, the organization would ensure that their employees are compensated to ensure repeatability of positive performance. According to Spector (2012), “Work motivation theories are most typically concerned with the reasons, other than ability, that some people perform their jobs better than others” (p. 194). In other words, such theories are mainly concerned with types of incentives that drive people to attain a need fulfillment. The Maslow hierarchy theory, Fredrick Herzberg’s two factor theory and Alderfer’s Existence, Relatedness and Growth (ERG) needs theory fall in this category. There is a myriad of motivation theories that have arisen throughout...
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...of the teacher, in habits of study. Student’s academic performance occupies a vital role in education as well as in the learning process. It is a key criterion in judging one’s total potential and capacities. It is used to pass judgment on the quality of education offered by academic institutions. In fact, it is still the most topical debate in many learning institutions that caused great concern to educators and researchers. In a more recent meta-analysis, Crede and Kuncel (2008) found that non-cognitive factors like study habit, skill and study motivation, among other attitudinal constructs, accounted for incremental variance in academic performance beyond standardized tests and previous grades. Moreover, a literature review by Nagaraju (2004) pointed out that, for good academic success, good study habits and attitudes are important. Hence, it is imperative and desirable that a probe into the pattern of study habits and attitudes of students be made. Numerous studies have been carried out which focused on cognitive factors as predictors of academic success. Recently, there has been a growing interest on the non-cognitive factors. A number of researchers have...
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...staff (Hung-Wen & Ching-Hsiang, 2009). The relationship is put forward by Adam • Smith who was the British bourgeois classical economist. In 1776, the theory emerged in his most important literature which was named Wealth of Nations. The theory holds the view that all human behavior is to satisfy the self-interest (Hung-Wen & Ching-Hsiang, 2009). Actually people should strive for the maximum economic benefit and working is to obtain economic returns. For this reason, the employees’ attitude that plays the role as the inner motivation of the work will makes a great impact on the perceptions and judgments on the work (Boardman & Sundquist, 2008). What is more, the employees’ attitude also will promote their learning knowledge and improve the endurance in the work. As a result, the self-motivation has more spiritual strength than the spontaneous working from the employees. In fact, the employees who are working with the self-motivation can run themselves up (Boardman & Sundquist, 2008). Their attitude towards the work is the completed devotion into the job and a mission which is being not able to shirk the work and doing not applying for any remuneration (Boardman & Sundquist, 2008). Therefore, the purpose to pay more attention on the relationship between the work...
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...A Plan for Positive Influence LDR/531 – Organizational Leadership January 31, 2011 A Plan for Positive Influence This week assignment was to complete three assessments and create a plan to increase motivation, satisfaction, and performance of a team that could be applied in a business setting. I will address how motivation, satisfaction, and performance are related to each other. Next, I will address specific differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values in the learning team and how it influences behavior. Lastly, I will address how those differences can be implemented to positively influence the team. Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Performance Motivation can be defined as the processes which account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort towards a goal (Robbins & Judges, 2007 pp. 186). Motivation positions an individual’s efforts directed to achieve goals and cultivate persistence. Persistence validates how long an individual will dedicate efforts to achieving a set goal. Job satisfaction can be defined as a positive feeling about one’s job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics (Robbins & Judges, 2007 pp. 30). Job satisfaction is subjective towards the nature of work, promotions, salary, supervision, coworkers, and relationships. Performance is standards for an individual’s behavior in the workplace that help them perform effectively. When people are highly motivated it leads to job satisfaction and eventually...
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...Wynants, Hans van Buuren Open Universiteit Nederland, the Netherlands mmbijker@planet.nl This study focuses on the differential effects of motivations and attitudes on Critical Thinking and Self-Regulation. Two different samples of Psychology students of Open Universiteit Nederland have been studied. The first sample is composed of students, confronted with an integrated, research-based teaching and learning design; the second sample is composed of students, exposed to classic service courses in statistics and research methods. Results reveal that motivations significantly affect Critical Thinking and Self-Regulation and that motivations and attitudes affect learning processes and achievement in their own characteristic way. Moreover the crucial role of an integrated teaching and learning design as a significant contributor to optimal motivations, more favourable attitudes and more adequate learning strategies for studying statistics and research methods has been endorsed. BACKGROUND Most studies concerning statistics (service) courses in the social sciences focus on attitudes and achievement. However, in the domain of educational psychology particularly motivations are regarded as crucial contributors to the learning process (Pintrich and Schunk, 2002). In the domain of statistics education studies generally focus on attitudes, based on empirically proven relations with achievement, disregarding or neglecting motives and learning strategies. Nevertheless, Critical...
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...Motivation To Learn Connie Frith Educational Communications and Technology University of Saskatchewan Abstract Motivation to learn is paramount to student success. The sources of motivation however are complex. This paper examines the internal and external factors that influence the motivation to learn, as well as the principles of motivation as applied to instructional design. The intent of the paper is to be pragmatic in focus and it is written to educators for use in the classroon. The applications of motivation theory in education are limited only by one’s imagination. Definition Inertia is a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force. Motivation can be defined as the internal drive directing behavior towards some end. Motivation helps individuals overcome inertia. External forces can influence behavior but ultimately it is the internal force of motivation that sustains behavior. People work longer, harder and with more vigor and intensity when they are motivated than when they are not. As an instructor I often consider student motivation to be up to the student. Such abstract concepts as attitude and needs are personal and not easy for an instructor to address.. Adult educators are dealing with a group of individuals whose needs and motivations are very diverse. Life experience widens the gap between students and creates a diversity that is important in learning. Instructional...
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...Initiatives Volume 2 Issue 1 Anniversary Issue Article 12 1-31-2016 Impact of Class Size on Learning, Behavioral and General Attitudes of Students in Secondary Schools in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria Taofeek Ayotunde Yusuf University of Agriculture Makurdi C A. Onifade University of Agriculture, Abeokuta O S. Bello TAIDOB College, Asero Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri Part of the Educational Leadership Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, and the Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons Recommended Citation Yusuf, Taofeek Ayotunde; Onifade, C A.; and Bello, O S. (2016) "Impact of Class Size on Learning, Behavioral and General Attitudes of Students in Secondary Schools in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria," Journal of Research Initiatives: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 12. Available at: http://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri/vol2/iss1/12 This Research Article is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Fayetteville State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Research Initiatives by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Fayetteville State University. For more information, please contact mlawson@uncfsu.edu. Impact of Class Size on Learning, Behavioral and General Attitudes of Students in Secondary Schools in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria About the Author(s) T.A Yusuf is a lecturer at the department...
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...increase motivation, satisfaction and performance. We must start also by evaluating each team member attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values and how they influence behavior. Diversity is in the workplace and it is necessary to improve the value of effort from each individual on the team. The three elements in a business setting to making goals achievable are motivation, satisfaction, and performance. This paper is to prepare a plan and apply it in a business setting in increasing the performance, satisfaction and motivation of all members of a team. Throughout the paper will be addressing the differences in motivation and personalities discover in team collaboration and how each influence behavior. Introduction When working in a group there is various types of teams that are found in many settings. Regardless of the setting of the team, accepting and appreciating the similarities and differences of the teammates can contribute more effectively and improve productivity as a whole. Creating a plan that will influence organization positively is important for management in an organization. Teams need to understand the objectives of the task and know that it is important element to the plan. This will motivate team members who are willing to indentify the job and participate in accomplishing the tasks. There are people with different culture, personalities, attitudes, values, beliefs, morals and trust levels. These differences can affect employee’s performance, motivation, and...
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...Negative attitude of students towards language also stemmed from curriculum management throughout the educational grade systems. In exploring attitudes and preferences of student toward learning English, Al- Bustan (2009) found that some of the participants developed a strong dislike for learning English because of the discontinuity between teaching approaches used in their former high school at university with regards to negative attitudes. Poor motivation leading to poor attitudes was also found to be caused by the fact that English was not valued throughout the curriculum since it was not given the status of major subject at university level. This study showed that poor attitudes were also caused by beliefs of the students that their teachers used approaches which did not motivate them to learn. Some learners viewed English as instrumentally worthless that it did not serve any professional purposes. As a consequence, they developed poor attitudes toward English (Abu-Melhim,...
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...expressed that the performance and work production have increased. Team work can improve job satisfaction and achievement for employees. An example of this, working in teams improves employees’ performance and also makes the work enjoyable to them. The biggest advantage of working in teams is the workload is shared among the team members. Team members will create a plan for positive influence. This plan will discuss the differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values as well as how these differences influence behavior positively in a business setting. The plan will also adopt a plan for increasing motivation, satisfaction, and performance in a team. Attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values are different with each team member. Recognizing the strengths, weaknesses, values, and personalities can help in determining what each team member can provide and how each team member can motivate each other to complete the task. Motivation, satisfaction, and performance are necessary in a business setting. Motivation is the process that account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence (Robbins & Judge, 2011). The way employees feel about their job determines how motivated they are. When employees are satisfied on their job, productivity increases. To keep employees motivated, managers must be fair at work, and promote equality, and diversity. Manager must communicate with...
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...out that addresses differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities and values as well as increasing the teams motivation, satisfaction and performance. In any team environment success is contingent on the motivation, satisfaction and performance of the team. Each of these facets requires the other to be successful. First, in order to motivate the leader should review Maslow’s hierarchy of needs which incorporates the elements of an overall theory of motivation (Robbins & Judge, 2011). This focuses around five specific elements, physiological needs, safety needs, love needs, esteem needs and the need for self-actualization. As long as everyone on the team can relate to each element the motivation to make the project a success will be achieved. The satisfaction is achieved by the progress a motivated team makes towards the completion of the project. If the project is broken down to phases a sense of satisfaction is easily achieved every time a phase is reached. The team leader will decide the rewards, but should solicit reward suggestions from the team themselves. This ensures that the rewards are truly wanted by the team versus unwanted rewards which can have little to no motivational appeal to win. Lastly, the performance aspect is reached primarily on the motivation and satisfaction of the team. Without motivation or satisfaction performance can and will suffer causing the team to be unsuccessful. The three facets of motivation, satisfaction and performance also...
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...position it holds in the market and how to improve that position. “Business research is unique from other research because business researchers do not just gather knowledge, but also generate action. Business researchers deliberately and consciously investigate problems or perceived gaps from “what is” to “what should be (JIU, 2012, BC 500, Module 1, Theme 1, para 1). “Critical Success Factors in the Performance of Female Owned Businesses: A Study of Female Entrepreneurs in Korea” by Sang Suk Lee and Timothy M. Stearns is a business research article on a study that examined the relationships of female entrepreneurs’ motivation and critical success factors of female owned business and business performance. The research “suggests that small business success is the moderating variable of female entrepreneurs’ motivations and performance and that the motivations of female entrepreneurs directly affect their business success and, in turn, relates to business performance” (Sang and Stearns, 2012, p. 9, para 3). The research method that was used in the study consisted of a questionnaire which was sent to 1,187 randomly chosen Korean female business owners whose names were drawn from the Korean Female Entrepreneurs Association. To ensure there was no bias by geography or type of business, the sample was randomly selected alphabetically,...
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