a I found your connection between your topic of research and Wolters’ Grand
Narrative very interesting. Particularly the relationship between ineffective
employees and the fall. I can also see a link between these unproductive
employees with my research topic (self-control). The inefficient employee
demonstrates low self-control by attributing greater value to immediate
gratification and lower value to the long-term deferred benefits or consequences
of their employment (Mamayek et al., 2017).
a a a a Your post made me think about the long-term effects of industrial and
organizational psychology strategies focused on motivating employees. Will an
employee highly affected by the fall and with low self-control be an effective
employee?
a a a a It has been established by behavioral geneticists the influence of nature
(genetics) and nurture (environmental) on self-control (Moffitt et al., 2011). This
seems significantly similar to your sentence, “What I initially looked at in terms of
validation was the aspect of motivation being identified as ‘intrinsic’ vs. ‘extrinsic.’”
a a a a God’s given free will, and biological factors are likely to impact an employee’s
performance, just as much as nurture, the environment will. The critical point is
determining how to protect an employee from negative influences, as Adam and
Eve were by the serpent.
References
Mamayek, C., Paternoster, R., & Loughran, T. A. (2017). Self-control as self-
regulation: A return to control theory. Deviant Behavior, 38(8), 895-916.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2016.1206730
Moffitt, T.E., Arseneault, L., Belsky, D., Dickson, N., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H.,
Houts, R., Poulton, R., Roberts, B. W., Ross, S., Sears, M. R., Thomson, W. M., &
Caspi, A. (2011). A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and
public safety. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(7), 2693-2698.
