| please keep them labeled as 1 and 2 1. Have you ever noticed how those who are confident about their ability tend to succeed, while those who are preoccupied with failing tend to fail? Self-efficacy is a person’s belief about his or her chances of successfully accomplishing a specific task. Helpful nudges in the right direction from parents, role models, and mentors are central to the development of high self-efficacy. Researchers have documented a strong linkage between high self-efficacy expectations and success in widely varied physical and mental tasks. Conversely, those with low self-efficacy expectations tend to have low success rates. Be sure you have examined the information on self-efficacy theory in chapter 7 of Robbins (pages 220 to 221) as well as the recommended readings and videos on self-efficacy and self-esteem. What are the implications of self-efficacy for managers? As a manager, how would you enhance an employee’s self-efficacy in order to improve job performance? 2. Please share an innovative idea on how to reduce carbon emissions with your classmates. The idea can come from the internet, paper, journal or magazine. You post should be at least 100 words in length. |
