

Task 1
Read the “Self-Efficacy and Work-Related Performance” (Judge, et al, 2007) and “Self-Efficacy” (Bandura, 1997) articles, view The happy secret to better work video, and review any relevant Instructor Guidance prior to completing this discussion. Include the following in your post: Think about someone you know and with whose job and work you are familiar (please do not share the person’s real name). Identify the job and describe the duties this individual performs. Provide enough information so your professor can understand what is done in this role. Examine the role of self-efficacy in relation to this person and his/her position. Specifically, explore the role of self-efficacy in the individual’s motivation and workplace behavior. Identify some of the current trends that are effective in developing greater self-efficacy. Discuss what can be done to increase this person’s self-efficacy. Your initial post must be a minimum of 200 words and you must utilize at least one scholarly source (e.g., the course textbook, a peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library, or a professional web source) that is cited according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. For further assistance in researching scholarly sources, please access the tutorials on the Ashford University Library website. Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates who selected a different job. Do you agree with your peer’s conclusions on what can be done to increase self-efficacy? Why, or why not? Given the description of the situation, what might you recommend to the person in question in order to increase the level of self-efficacy?

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Accounting job

It is one of the most promising careers in the accounting profession. An accountant is a person who performs any or all of the accounting procedures (Norris & Niebuhr, 1984).

Duties of an accountant

He prepares entries relating to assets, liabilities and capital. This is done through compiling and analyzing accounting information. He documents the financial transactions that have taken place in the business organization. He maintains accounting controls through the preparation and recommendations of accounting policies and procedures. Through the research and interpretation of accounting policies and procedures…

APA

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