Self-Determination Theory And Behavior

THEORIES AND BEHAVIOURIAL DYNAMICS

 Autonomy in carrying out a job

Talk about any job or any country, people are always concerned about motivation and they struggle at their workplace. People are often moved by external factors such as reward systems, grades, evaluations, or the opinions they fear others might have of them. Yet just as frequently, people are motivated from within, by interests, curiosity, care or abiding values. It is more of an Autonomous motivation which is personally important, which involves engaging in an activity with eagerness and volition, with a sense of choice and willingness.

Self-Determination Theory represents a broad framework for the study of human motivation and personality. It focuses on conditions supporting the individual’s experience of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, to foster the most volitional and high quality forms of motivation and engagement for activities, including enhanced performance and creativity. It begins with the assumption that people are active organisms, with evolved tendencies toward growing, mastering ambient challenges, and integrating new experiences into a coherent sense of self. The motivation and regret level of a person depends on the concept of basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. To the extent that the needs are ongoing satisfied people will develop and function effectively and experience wellness, but to the extent that they are thwarted, people more likely evidence ill-being and non-optimal functioning.

As per observations from interaction with Subject Alpha, working as an assistant manager at PSU bank, who wants a freedom and independence involved in doing his job, which he is unable to find at current workplace. For that ...

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...dent from the interview of Harjinder, aged 23, working as a CSR & Dispatcher, at Dynamex, Toronto, who has regrets related to her work environment, because of her inability to say "NO" to her manager, she is doing weekends, night shifts and at certain point she feels like she could have utilized that time without overexploiting herself with work. At same time, she regrets not working comfortably with much people around or in stress situations.

Harjinder's perception is based on the social exchange theory, as well, which assumes that employees develop a general perception of the organization, as a personified object, as good or harmful to the individual's subjective well–being and satisfaction.

References

http://econpapers.repec.org/bookchap/isvmklp12/977-987.htm http://www.selfdeterminationtheory.org/theory http://www.hraljournal.com/Page/8%20Aminah%20Ahmad1.pdf