ORGS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Tacit Knowledge, Satisficing, Goal Orientation

• School: York University
• Department: Organization Studies
• Course: ORGS 1000
• Professor: Marnie Smith

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Social learning theory theory that argues that people on organizations learn by observing others. When employees observe actions of others, learn from what they observe, then repeat the observed behaviour they are engaging in behavioural modelling: goal orientation. Predisposition/attitude according to which building competence is deemed more important by an employee than demonstrating competence. Do(cid:374)"t fear failure; a (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s of i(cid:374)(cid:272)reasi(cid:374)g k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge view failures in positive terms. Increases self-confidence, feedback-seeking behavior, learning strategy development, and learning performance. Performance-prove orientation: attitude by which employees focus on demonstrating their competence so that others think favourably of them. Performance-avoid orientation: attitude by which employees focus on demonstrating their competence so that others will not think poorly of them. Both performance-oriented people like to work mainly on tasks they are already good at. Programmed decisions: de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s that are so(cid:373)e(cid:449)hat auto(cid:373)ati(cid:272) (cid:271)/(cid:272) the de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) (cid:373)aker"s k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge allows them to recognize the situation & course of action to be taken.