Self Fulfilling Prophecy Pygmalion Effect
Productivity Management PM – Q7 Self-Fufilling Prophecy or Pygmalion effect and the 4 factors plus its application.
The problem with productivity measurements – especially in measuring a company’s workforce efficiency, is that they do not take into account other factors relating to the way people work.
This means that elements such as employee’s initiatives, their flexibility, teamwork and adaptability are not incorporated in the measures of input.
As such, the calculation of productivity is not an absolute one. Also, the failure to incorporate the element of effectiveness in the measurement of productivity could produce a false assessment of the true performance of a company.
It’s a fact that attitude is the main stumbling block that holds back employee’s productivity.
The Self fulfilling Prophecy or Pygmalion Effect as a Management Concept.
Conceptualized by Robert Merton, it is about phenomenon that occurs when “a false definition of the situation evokes a new behavior which makes the original false conception come through”. The whole theory is based on the theorem: ”if men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences,
This means that when one has a set expectation, he would behave in ways that suggest that his expectation would be fulfilled no matter what. The consequence of his behavior somehow fulfils his expectation.
The ultimate function of a prophecy is not to tell the future, but to make it. It is important for managers to consider carefully their action and behavior as understanding and applying the Self fulfilling Prophecy will have a great impact on the performance of the employees.
In working environment, the way manager behaves, his attitudes, beliefs towards his subordinates do have an impact on how they behave, managers who truly believe in them have the very same people performing better and contributing to the organization success. Instruction must be communicated clearly to employees so that no
The problem with productivity measurements – especially in measuring a company’s workforce efficiency, is that they do not take into account other factors relating to the way people work.
This means that elements such as employee’s initiatives, their flexibility, teamwork and adaptability are not incorporated in the measures of input.
As such, the calculation of productivity is not an absolute one. Also, the failure to incorporate the element of effectiveness in the measurement of productivity could produce a false assessment of the true performance of a company.
It’s a fact that attitude is the main stumbling block that holds back employee’s productivity.
The Self fulfilling Prophecy or Pygmalion Effect as a Management Concept.
Conceptualized by Robert Merton, it is about phenomenon that occurs when “a false definition of the situation evokes a new behavior which makes the original false conception come through”. The whole theory is based on the theorem: ”if men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences,
This means that when one has a set expectation, he would behave in ways that suggest that his expectation would be fulfilled no matter what. The consequence of his behavior somehow fulfils his expectation.
The ultimate function of a prophecy is not to tell the future, but to make it. It is important for managers to consider carefully their action and behavior as understanding and applying the Self fulfilling Prophecy will have a great impact on the performance of the employees.
In working environment, the way manager behaves, his attitudes, beliefs towards his subordinates do have an impact on how they behave, managers who truly believe in them have the very same people performing better and contributing to the organization success. Instruction must be communicated clearly to employees so that no