Values lay the foundations for the understanding of attitudes and motivation.
Personal value system influences the perception of individuals.
Value system influences the manager’s perception of individuals.
Personal value system influences the way in which a manager views the other individuals and the groups of individuals in the organization.
Value system also influences a manager’s decisions and his solutions to the various problems.
Values influence the attitudes and behaviours. An individual will get more job satisfaction if his values align with the organization’s policies. If the organization’s policies are different from his views and values, he will be disappointed; the disappointment will lead to job dissatisfaction and decline in performance.
The challenge and re – examination of established work values constitute important cornerstones of the current management revolution all over the world. Hence, an understanding of the values becomes a necessity.
PERCEPTIONS DEFINITION
Perception may be defined as a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
Motivation refers to the way in which urges, drives, desires, aspirations, and strivings or needs direct, control or explain the behavior of human beings”.
Motivation is the willingness to exert high levels of effort toward organizational goals, conditioned by the effort and ability to satisfy some individual need”.
Positive versus Negative motivation Positive motivation
Positive motivation is a response which includes enjoyment and optimism about the tasks that you are involved in.
Negative motivation
Negative motivation involves undertaking tasks because there will be undesirable outcome. Example: Failing a subject, if tasks are not completed.
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE MEANING
Organizational structure refers to the hierarchical arrangement of various positions in an enterprise. It also defines the relationship between various positions, departments and persons. It helps in allocating authority and responsibility formally and decides who is to report to whom and who is to direct to whom. It defines the position of persons in the organization, i.e., who is superior to whom and who are his subordinates. Organizational structure defines the formal relationship into managerial hierarchy. The organizational structure looks like a pyramid with a narrow top and broad bottom below.
