Research article
Social cognitive theory and self-efficacy: going beyond traditional motivational and behavioral approaches.
Alexander D. Stajkovic; Fred Luthans
Organizational Dynamics • 1998
Abstract
Business enterprises are challenged with containing costs while at the same time increasing organizational effectivity. Common solutions employed among corporate entities have included restructuring, retrenching, re-engineering, the adoption of total quality notions and greater use of information technology. Strategies that would elicit solutions from the substantial potential of human resources and would enhance the part people can play in addressing competitive forces have been generally ignored and even denigrated. The potential benefits of real, human intelligence are therefore consistently avoided despite the fact that artificial intelligence has become so valuable to organizational success. Corporate entities could go beyond conventional behavioral and motivational approaches in managing human performance to draw the resources they desire for success.
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Models (1)
Social Cognitive Theory
evidence: HighMotivation • Learning & Adaptation
Primary factors
Self-regulatory mechanismsCognitive processingReciprocal causationSymbolizingForethoughtVicarious learningSelf-regulationSelf-reflectionField domains
Organizational BehaviorPsychology
Instruments (1)
Self-Efficacy Scale
developer: Albert Bandura
Constructs
Self-Efficacyreliability: Empirical research has generally validated these simple measures of efficacy and demonstrated them to be more reliable than other approaches.
Constructs (1)
Self-Efficacy
SEF_001An individual’s convictions about their abilities to mobilize the motivation, cognitive resources, and courses of action needed to successfully execute a specific task within a given context.
Domains
MotivationPerformance ManagementLinked models
Social Cognitive TheorySelf-efficacy is dynamic and changes over time as new information and task experiences are obtained. It is distinct from self-esteem, expectancy, and locus of control.