reinforcement

Examples of reinforcement in the following topics:

• Reinforcement Theory

  • These four inputs are positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment.
  • A fifth input could be described as extinction, which is a lack of reinforcement for a behavior that had previously been reinforced.
  • This will positively reinforce the desired behavior.
  • Negative reinforcement: When a desired behavior is responded to with the removal of something the individual doesn't like, the behavior is reinforced.
  • Immediacy - The time between the desired behavior and the potential reinforcement will have impact on how significantly the reinforcement will be correlated with the behavior.

• Behavior Modification

  • Reinforcement, both positive and negative, can be created via incentives or the removal and avoidance of negative stimuli. 
  • Hence the idea of reinforcing something deliberately, after it occurs.
  • This is positive reinforcement.
  • This is negative reinforcement.
  • Differentiate between the various stimuli managers use to create or reinforce certain types of behavior

• Change from another angle

  • Reinforce new work practices with rewards.

• Ethical Issues at an Individual Level

  • Motivating and reinforcing positive behavior while creating an environment that avoids unethical behavior is a critical responsibility of both managers and employees.
  • Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations can reinforce positive behavior and/or eliminate negative behavior in the workplace.
  • If an employee is blowing the whistle, it is likely that the organization itself has failed to empower and positively reinforce honest and ethical discussions internally.

• Doing business across cultures

  • The Individualism (IDV) focuses on the degree the society reinforces individual or collective, achievement and interpersonal relationships.
  • The Masculinity (MAS) focuses on the degree the society reinforces, or does not reinforce, the traditional masculine work role model of male achievement, control, and power.

• Organizing team meetings

  • Staying upbeat is a good way to build morale and reinforce individual cooperation and participation.

• Disadvantages of Corporations

  • Some maintain that recent events in corporate America may serve to reinforce Smith's warnings about the dangers of legally-protected, collectivist hierarchies.

• Using Formatting for Visual Flow

  • And still other research indicates that meetings and presentations reinforced with visuals help participants reach decisions and consensus in less time.

• Dealing with a Difficult Audience

  • If you know the details of the evidence the person has presented, you have the option of presenting a counterargument or reinforcing parts of your presentation that contradict the findings.

• Corporate Social Responsibility

  • The two overlap and reinforce each other, but their limits lie within the boundaries of a company's tangible capacities.
  • Corporations have no conscience per se, but like any social system can develop a guiding culture, maintained through education and reinforced by the habits and interactions of the people within the corporation.