MHR 405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Carl Jung, Presenteeism, Antipositivism
2 Apr 2016
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Chapter 2 - individual behaviour, personality, and values. Theory building and systematic research methods part 1. Theory a general set of propositions that describes interrelationships among several concepts. Positivism a view held in quantitative research in which reality exists independent of the perceptions and interpretation of people. Interpretivism the view held in many qualitative studies that reality comes from shared meaning among people in a certain environment. Internal forces that affect a person"s voluntary choice of behaviour: direction, intensity, persistence. Aptitudes and learned capabilities required to successfully complete a task. Person - job matching: selecting applicants, developing employees, redesigning jobs. Understand the job duties expected of us. Clearer role perceptions (role clarity) when we: understand our tasks or accountable consequences, understand task/performance priorities, understand the preferred behaviours/procedures. Benefits of clear role perceptions: more accurate/efficient job performance, better coordination with others, higher motivation. Environmental conditions beyond the individual"s short-term control that constrain or facilitate behaviour. Cues e. g. signs of nearby hazards.
