ABSTRACT
Human behavior is extensively motivated and regulated through the exercise of self-influence. Structural paths influence perceived self-efficacy and positively or negatively affect motivation and performance attainment. Managers and other major influencers can impede or assist goals and outcome expectations. Social cognitive theory, as defined by psychologist Albert Bandura, refers to self-efficacy as one's belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task. When a new employee gets hired, he or she goes through very predictable patterns of thoughts and behaviors, which require the manager to adapt his or her management style to gain maximum trust and communicate so that performance can be leveraged to the fullest. Employees mainly use the top three modalities to receive and integrate new information and experiences. However, according to the Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learning Styles (VAK) or modality theory, one or two of these receiving styles is typically dominant.
