Today’s topic of discussion is the role management should play in workplace psychology. In this discussion, I will be discussing a situation with Chinese immigrant by the name of Ayame Nakamaura. She is employed as a project manager for a pharmaceutical company. The management style for this pharmaceutical company is confrontational, and interferes with Ayame’s cultural beliefs. This particular style of management makes Ayame’s ability to receive feedback difficult to obtain, and affects her motivation to perform. In this discussion I will explain the role management Ayame should play in workplace psychology, how Ayame’s cultural beliefs might affect the way she receives feedback, and describe motivation techniques that could be implemented by management to increase Ayame’s motivation.
As we know psychology is the study of human behavior. This includes the human thought process and human emotion. Psychology gives us an understanding of human nature and the way we interact with other people. When you combine psychology and the workplace together, it is basically the way an individual thinks and act in the workplace towards other employees. Management is an individual who supervises others work progress on the job. Management is usually over an entire department or facility, which gives them the role of superiority in the workplace. With a role as such in the workplace an individual has to have the ability to motivate others on the job. (www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk)
Management has certain expectations and views of the employees they supervise. These views not only affect the employee’s performance but the way the employees view management as well. Management wants their employees to view them as an individual who is fair, understanding and have