SELF EFFICACY THEORY OF MOTIVATION

• Self Efficacy Theory is also known as Social Cognitive Theory or Social Learning Theory

• This theory was given by Albert Bandura

• It refers to an individual’s belief that he or she is capable of performing a task

• The higher the self efficacy, the more confidence a person has in his abilities

Albert Bandura

COMPARISON

LOW SELF EFFICACY HIGH SELF EFFICACY

ADVANTAGES OF SELF EFFICACY THEORY

High levels of self-efficacy enhance one's accomplishments and

feelings of personal well being

Self-efficacy helps one to remain calm when approaching

challenging tasks

High self-efficacy increases one's willingness to experiment with

new ideas

Self-efficacy encourages one to set higher expectations for future

performances

JOINT EFFECTS OF GOALS SETTING AND SELF EFFICACY THEORY

Individual has confidence that given level of performance

will be attained (SELF EFFICACY)

Individual has higher level of job or task

performance

Individual sets higher personal (self set) goal

for his performance

Manager sets difficult,specific goal for

job or task

FOUR WAYS TO INCREASE SELF EFFICACY

ENACTIVE MASTERY

• Gaining relevant experience with the task or job

VICARIOUS MODELING

• Becoming more confident because you see someone else doing the task

VERBAL PERSUASION

• Becoming more confident because someone else convinces you that you have the skills necessary to be successful

AROUSAL

• It leads to an energized state which drives a person to complete a task

OB IMPLICATIONS OF SELF EFFICACY THEORY

TRAINING PROGRAMS

MAKE USE OF ENACTIVE MASTERY

PYGMALION

EFFECT

GALATEA EFFECT

GALATEA EFFECT means that the individual's self-expectations and his opinion about his ability largely determines his performance.

PYGMALION EFFECT is the phenomenon in which the greater the expectation placed upon people, the better they perform.

LIMITATIONS OF SELF EFFICACY THEORY

High self-efficacy beliefs do not always guarantee positive outcome expectations

Self-efficacy beliefs vary greatly between individuals, which makes them very

difficult for researchers to assess

High self-efficacy can sometimes lead to an individual applying less effort to a

particular task. This is because high self-efficacy can sometimes lead to

overconfidence

Basing one's self-efficacy for a new task on results of previous tasks may be misleading

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PRESENTED BY

• MEGHA KUSHWAHA• SAHIL DHAWAN