Factors Impacting Individual Conduct of Staff: A Social Cognitive Theory Perspective

Social cognitive theory
of Bandura to examine
factors that impact the
individual conduct of
staff

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Factors based on Bandura social cognitive model.......................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Social cognitive theory given by Albert Bandura is the essential component of essential
natural resource management and the promotion of desirable behavioural change. It is an
influential theory related to learning and development. This theory has taken its concept from the
traditional theory of learning. This theory is been useful in reducing the gap between behavioural
and cognitive theory as it takes into consideration the aspects of attention, memory and
motivation. It will also lay impact on the individual conduct of staff. Bandura theory believes
that direct reinforcement of process cannot assist an individual in process of learning. Present
report will lay emphasis on examine at least two factors from Bandura’s model. The factors can
be personal, behavioral or environmental. Present study will also lay emphasis on the change in
technology on Liverpool Care trust.
MAIN BODY
Factors based on Bandura social cognitive model
The social cognitive theory provides details that behaviour of an individual is been based
on environmental aspect, the one in which they grow. In behavioural aspects proper opportunity
needs to be provided to individual so that they can enhance their experience of learning and
development. The factors can be examined on the following basis:
Environment aspects: It has been analysed from the case study that there is going to be
changes in technology that has been used by Liverpool care trust. It means that organization
needs to be engaged in motivating employees so that they can adjust in changing environment.
The changes which Liverpool care trust is going to bring includes number of projects into
consideration. They are thinking of making use of white board for hospital use, electronic notes
to be used by staff members so that manual work can be replaced through it. They are also going
to bring a single record sharing system across all GP practices (Font, Garay and Jones, 2016). All
these changes have made the staff members of Liver pool really anxious. According to social
cognitive theory, it has been analysed that in order to increase the learning experience of an
individual or group the environment needs to be managed by organization according to it. They
need to be involved in analysing wants and preferences of staff members so that learning abilities
can be enhanced. This will assist Liver Pool care trust in effectively implementing the
technological changes. It is really necessary for organization to make environment adaptive as
from the case study it has been analysed that so many nurses are already stressed about the
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