Lecture 7: Managing Individuals PDF

7 - Lecture Seven - Handout - Managing Individuals (1) zondag 22 december 2024 12:44 7 - Lecture Seven - H... High self-esteem: favourable self-images Low: more susceptible to external and social influences than those who have high self-esteem - Depending on culture - Complex in mul...

7 - Lecture Seven - Handout - Managing Individuals (1) zondag 22 december 2024 12:44 7 - Lecture Seven - H... High self-esteem: favourable self-images Low: more susceptible to external and social influences than those who have high self-esteem - Depending on culture - Complex in multicultural enterprise - Organisations more succesfull when workers have high self-estseem ○ Generally speaking happier --> more productive  Higher job satisfaction --> productive  Characteristic trait we're looking for when hiring employees People who are adapting/advancing Interactive, communication, teamwork Cultural norms and expectations Social rules (cf. when prof teaches in flipflop Most efficient way: reinforcement Positive or negative reaction Managers need to understand the personalities; have different reactions to reinforcement  Gradually change the behavioural norms (cf. when covid ended not 5 days a week going to work) Punishing unwanted behaviour No one size fits all Isomorfism: copy the market leader Competitors copy interior of apple store Variety of socialogical traits that a manager needs to be aware of No one size fits all to make them beter workers, greater work satisfaction Persistent effort towards the goals Effort, persistance, direction, goal Material needs: basic thing you need to survive Pospoterial needs: self inprovement, purpose Organisational, individual, group goals In perfect environment all working together  Material-, postmaterial needs People have an outcome that they hope to achieve Compares incomes and outcomes with others Feedback to enhace motivation; send a specific goal so people are motivated to achieve it How does motivation occurs Tricky because depends on job, cultural environment, …