An Examination of the Effects of Performance Improvement Goals and Feedback on Performance and Persistence on an Analog Work Task

An Examination of the Effects of Performance Improvement Goals and Feedback on Performance and Persistence on an Analog Work Task
Author: Kathryn Mary Roose
Publisher:
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2014
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN:

In 1968, the first cohesive theory on goal setting proposed that difficult goals produce higher levels of performance than easy goals and that specific goals produce a higher level of performance than "do your best" goals. Whereas over 40 years of research supports this theory, there has been some discrepancy regarding the use of very high goals. This study was designed to examine the effects on performance of different levels of performance improvement goals and two different types of feedback, as feedback is often used in conjunction with goal setting. In Study 1, a 2x2 factorial design examined the effects of a 150% performance improvement goal and a 200% performance improvement goal, as well as two types of feedback. One feedback showed the participants their progress towards the goal as a percent, while the other showed the participants their progress towards the goals as a percent, plus what percent of the goal they should have completed by that point in the session in order to meet the goal by the end of the session. In Study 2, a single subject design was used, with half of the experimental participants being given a performance goal of a 150% improvement over baseline, and the other half being given a 175% increase over baseline performance goal. Participants were given the same two types of feedback as the participants in Study 1, counterbalanced across the first and second experimental conditions, and then given a choice between the two types of feedback for a final condition. Results indicate that lower goals produced higher increases in performance than higher goals, and that lower goals produced increases in accuracy, while the higher goals produced decreases in accuracy. However, the participants with the higher goal worked longer, by use of the Start Over button. In addition, feedback during performance that made clear the discrepancy between a participant's current performance and performance necessary to reach the goal produced higher increases in responding and very slightly higher accuracy than feedback that only provided a record of correct responses and percent of goal completion. However, the participants that received feedback only on percent of goal completion worked longer, by use of the Start Over button.

OBM Applied! Volume 4

OBM Applied! Volume 4
Author: Manuel Rodriguez
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2016-08-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1365338215

The idea behind OBM Applied! is to learn by doing. Our goal is to provide tools, procedures, and exercises that can be adapted to help you meet the performance improvement needs of any organization: from human service settings and schools to Fortune 500 companies and beyond. Vol 4 includes: Chapter 8 Social Validity - In this chapter you will implement a social validity check - did the project work, did we do what we set out to do, and would we do it again? Chapter 9 Principles of Effective OBM Consulting - In this chapter you will learn principles of consulting for the OBM practitioner, including ethical considerations. Chapter 10 OBM Beyond the Project - Learn ways to get involved in OBM beyond your project. While this course is designed to teach you how to implement an OBM project, true mastery comes with frequent, repeated practice. Be sure to check out: Vol 1: Setting the Stage for Improving Performance Vol 2: Choosing the Right Solution Vol 3: Making a Positive Difference

OBM Applied! Volume 2

OBM Applied! Volume 2
Author: Manuel Rodriguez
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2016-08-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1365338185

Volume 2 of OBM Applied! hones in on the "why" of performance improvement, specifically on the behaviors, why we do what we do at work. This volume brings special attention to evidence based solutions to improve performance, and how to approach implementation for long lasting impact. --back cover.

Handbook of Organizational Performance, Volume I

Handbook of Organizational Performance, Volume I
Author: Douglas Johnson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2024-08-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1040116027

This book covers the intersection of behavior analysis and management, including a comprehensive examination of different topics within organizational behavior management. It exemplifies how behavior science can be extended to drive business performance improvements at both the individual level and the organizational level. Featuring some of the top researchers and consultants from across the globe, Volume I: covers topics from a historical foundation. demonstrates how the basic foundations of research, principles, and philosophy derived from behavior analysis relates to employee and organizational behavior. comes with a new epilogue and is supplemented by review questions. is an indispensable resource for instructors, practitioners and students of organizational behavior management. Each chapter in this volume is written as an introduction to its topic, thus making the book an ideal resource for students of business and behavior wanting to learn more about how various management tools can draw out and reward the best in employees. The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.

Applied Behavior Science in Organizations

Applied Behavior Science in Organizations
Author: Ramona A. Houmanfar
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1000433625

Applied Behavior Science in Organizations provides a compelling overview of the history of Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) and the opportunity it presents for designing and managing positive work environments that can in turn have a positive impact on society. The book brings together leading experts from industry and research settings to provide an overview of the historical approaches in Organizational Behavior Management. It begins with an introduction to recognized practices in OBM and the applications of fundamental principles of behavior analysis to a variety of performance problems in organizational settings. The book then highlights how organizational practices and consumers’ behavior combine in a complex confluence to meet an organization’s goals and satisfy consumer appetites, whilst often unintentionally affecting the wellbeing of organizational members. It argues that the science of behavior has a responsibility to contribute to the safety, health and wellbeing of organizational members, consumers of organizational products, and beyond. Finally, the book recognizes the essential role of organizations in initiating, shaping, and sustaining the development of more nurturing and reinforcing work environments, through discussion of the need for innovation while adapting and responding to growing social upheaval, technological advances, and environmental concerns, alongside crises in the global economy, health, education, and environment. Showcasing emerging work by internationally recognized scholars on the application of behavior science in organizations, the book will be an essential read for all students and professionals of Organizational Behavior Management, as well as those interested in using organizational applications to create new models of management.

Vedanta Philosophy of Management vol- 1

Vedanta Philosophy of Management vol- 1
Author: Dr. Samar Deb
Publisher: Dr. Samar Deb
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2023-11-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9358381175

Vedanta Philosophy of Management is the modern need of the changing world order in these days of technological innovation and gigantic size of business organizations. Keeping in mind the objectives of sustainable development goals (SDGs) five Chapters are devoted in this volume, to increase human competency building, enhance capabilities, and to bring in creativity to strengthen human living parameters in terms of Vedanta management thought and the Vedic work practices. Chapter 1 deals with “Introduction to Vedanta Management Thought” to understand the framework of Vedanta management and to find-out the means and ways for human resource development (HRD) potentials through Vedanta philosophy, along with backdrop analysis of business process reengineering (BPR) paradigms in confining issues pertaining to organizational effectiveness as well as environmental sustainability. Effective leadership qualities are narrated in sparkling manner to strengthen managerial professional ethics, administrative excellence building norms, bring in positive social change in terms of Vedic work ethics and code of conduct. Hence, this Chapter enlightens on various postulates of global development initiatives through Vedanta practices of management to finding out the true nature of management and its significance in the present day changing world order in scientific temper of thought. Applications of Vedanta knowledge in organizational activities are synthesized with the Vedic work principles to uplift human beings from pathetic social sufferings. As such, quality circle fundamental issues are stressed with equanimity of work and equipoise nature of performance for supplementing human growth related paradigms in ‘path-goal’ relativity approach. Chapter 2 deals with “Vedanta Management and Theory of Work” to work-out judicious relationship between organizational activities and human development strategies in relation to organizational dynamicity, managerial vision of work, etc. with goal directed initiatives. As such, this Chapter especially considers the Vedanta principles of management with the Vedic rules of work practices, in coagulating tools and techniques of human dynamic behavioral postulates for enhancing human competencies building to commensurate transformational social change with transcendental approach. Hence, theory of work is given special priority in organizational activities in terms of Vedanta mission, to incorporate management practices in regard to human existential freedom of living. Chapter 3 deals with “Vedanta Management and Theory of Knowledge” and furnishes the principles of human creative innovational thought for illuminating production function related activities, to enlarge organizational effectiveness in terms of theory of knowledge and managerial excellence building process. Here, universal brotherhood has been considered sincerely for exposition of the fundamental rules of Vedanta management in realities of management, to eradicate social poverty with interface between managerial knowledge and values of work. It has provided a paradigm shift of knowledge to social emancipation process of human beings for world class citizenship in terms of administrative skills. Thus, this Chapter provides a new managerial perspective on international understanding with human cooperative endeavors; so that Vedanta management helps to match resources in matchless way to reduce gaps between haves and have-nots, for bringing human solvency as well as salvation of life. Chapter 4, analyzes “Vedanta Management and Theory of Devotion” to relate organizational work ethics with leadership qualities in bringing world unity, social integrity and human self-sufficiency. Thus, this Chapter elaborates the issues of the integral concept of humanity in relation to work and knowledge as the pyramid of social reconstruction, in confining organizational work ethics to areas of radical social reconstruction through devotional qualities of modern organizational leaders, and therefore, human growth and social sustainability is explained in relativity approach to amplify the reasons for increasing human capacity building with devotional managerial qualities at organizational structure, to enrich the pillars of modern organizations. As a whole, this Chapter is attempted to discuss primarily qualities of devotion in management and its necessity for attaining the goal of organizational work efficiency. Thus, this Chapter has established relativity between work and devotion to uproot the principles of Vedanta in management, so as to know clearly the devotional practice of work philosophy in bringing universal peace and eternal concept of human living through Vedanta management techniques. Thus, managerial guidelines are provided for effective organizational rolling in making pious social journey with knowledge-base intercepts towards the existential autonomy of humankind. Chapter 5 discusses on “Vedanta Management for International Understanding” to reflect international cooperative business environment with the help of management vision. It explains analytically the fundamental thoughts of financial solvency through Vedanta techniques of derivative management system. This Chapter further deals with international human cooperation building measures in terms of Vedanta system of management, to enumerate various business policies at international level. Technological upgrading principles and practices at international level have been found to be the corner-stone of Vedanta management process, and therefore, we have exemplified with decisive factors – how to choose technology at the present set-up of the world business changing scenario for human empowerment, in bringing world equilibrium at economic frontiers. Accordingly, we have analyzed the reinventing policies of Vedanta management for international production quality enhancement program in realizing the goal of service delivery mechanisms of the global organizations. Enrichment of intellectual property for managerial value addition to the society has essentially been occupied important place in our discourses through Vedanta management objectives, for the purpose of valuable studies on international market driven competitive advantages as well as price mechanism behavioral prudence to global business environment of international organizations, for which administrative effectiveness has been put forward as proactive goal of managerial guidance at international standard, to illuminate the picture of good governance philosophy. All the Chapters have been interpreted in scientific manner with appropriate examples for confining human development related postulates in relativistic assumptions of sound organizational structure. Vedanta management ideologies are thus enumerated to uproot the ultimate goal of human society. Focus on the Vedanta techniques on overall study reveals – how managerial effectiveness will be enhanced through ‘path-goal’ relational approach of management, to augment scientific viewpoint on matters like, organizational strategy, social dynamicity and human capacity building for the purpose of world peace, global tranquility and human existential freedom of living. The volume is the first and new one as an innovative technique of social business reengineering process for creative managerial guidance to the effective cause of development of human resources as well as leadership goal of organizational life-style, in the changing phase of technological society and global order of the twenty-first century.