ANDERSON MANUFACTURING AND DEVELOPMENT CO.

GROUP C6 DEEPAK THOMAS (0112/50) G.ROHIT (0121/50) GORLE JAYARAJU (0126/50) HARSHAL HINGER (0131/50) SHIVANJALI KAMBLE (0149/50) TANUJ SINGHAL (4052/20) TOSHI YADAV (4053/20) VIKAS PRATIHAR (0405/50)

Ham Wilsons Personality :

Likes his R&D job and is good at it.

Early thirties, married with two kids.

Self driven, responsible individual who likes to be

hands-on. Considerate and empathetic. Has a higher need for achievement as compared to the need for power. Not averse to taking risk.

Dilemma
Has been offered a managerial role as an assistant

chief engineer in the company High degree of indecisiveness and confusion Internal conflict

Managerial job

Pros Has already been doing a big part of the job. Better growth opportunities. Additional perks and Substantial raise(15%) Probably more stable personal life. Organizational support. More power. Will find a sense of achievement in seeing things through.

Cons Out of his comfort zone. Low job security. Will lose contacts with his projects. Skeptical about his managerial abilities. Would prefer a gradual progression. Low respect for managerial positions.

Technical Job

Pros More job security and better opportunities to switch. Enjoys it and hence greater job satisfaction. Can pursue his doctorate and work on his thesis. More of a hands-on job. Laid back and peaceful life. Has a greater chance for achievement with regard to patents.

Cons No career progression. Personal life might take a hit. No organizational respect. Lesser perks and lower status. Monotonous job. Learning will be limited to technical aspects of job.

Motivation
McClellands theory of needs

He has a high need for achievement Managerial job requires a high need for power. Going by this theory managerial job might not be the right fit for him.

Self Concordance

Might be taking up the managerial job for extrinsic reasons.

Might stick to the technical job for intrinsic reasons.

Motivation contd..

Self-Efficacy

Unsure about his ability to succeed in a managerial position.

Likely to lessen his efforts.

Hence, lesser chances of success.

Recommendation
All the motivational theories suggest that Ham

Wilson must stick with his current technical job. However, from a long-term perspective he could be happier and better off taking the managerial job both professionally and personally.

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