ATTITUDES, VALUES AND ETHICS ATTITUDE Attitude is a person’s overall evaluation of a person, or issue. It could be favorable or unfavorable towards something. It is considered along with other elements- beliefs and behaviors.Beliefs represent what we have learned or come to know through experience. As such, they are either true or represent what we think is true. Example, that working on a challenging project would bring recognition in the organization or that working after office hours
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The Peer Review Research Paper Karen McClary Limestone College Abstract Attitudes are internal states that are focused on particular aspects of or objects in the environment (Boudreau and Cascio, 2011, p. 144). Associate’s attitude is very important in an organization. With a good attitude, productivity and job efficiency are high amongst associates activities and job tasks. Job satisfaction connotes a state of satiation; it is an outcome (Boudreau and Cascio,
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Attitudes Attitudes, Job Attitudes, Personality and Values Attitudes Evaluative statements or judgments concerning objects, people, or events Cognitive Component The opinion or belief segment of an attitude Affective Component The emotional or feeling segment of an attitude Behavioral Component An intention to behave in a certain way toward someone or something 1 2 Nature of Evaluations Underpinning Attitudes • Attitudes not represented on single continuum e.g. totally +ve to totally
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-The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another Social Thinking How we think about others, especially when they do something unexpected Attributing Behavior to Persons vs. Situations Attribution Theory: -We have a tendency to give causal explanations for someone’s behavior -Often by crediting either the situation or the person’s disposition Examples: -Child misbehaving in class -attributed to child having ADHD or child having not learnt enough about
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Attitudes Carlos Lopez Attitudes The way someone grows up to be depends on their surrounding and their environment or their personal experiences, personality plays a critical role in attitude formation, an attitude is a relatively enduring organization of beliefs an feelings towards socially significant object, groups, events or symbols there are three main components of attitudes once is the affective component that involves a person’s feelings and emotions about the attitude of the object
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1. What is organizational behavior (OB)? Using an OB model, please describe the three levels of analysis of organizational behavior and three types of variables. Organizational Behavior is the study that explores the effect of people, groups, and structure behavior within organizations, with the end goal of applying such information toward enhancing an organization’s adequacy. Using an OB model, there is three levels of analysis of organizational behavior are individual, group, and organizational
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understand how our feeling, thoughts, and behaviors are influenced by those around us, as well as the way other people’s behavior influences our actions. We are each faced with social interactions daily, from the cashier at the grocery store to driving in traffic all the way to how you interact with co-workers. An individual’s work environment is greatly influenced by the attitude and behavior of other’s, which in turn causes that individual’s behavior and attitude to change accordingly. With increased
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Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, May 1997 v36 n9-10 p551(22) Advertising's effects on men's gender role attitudes. Jennifer Garst; Galen V. Bodenhausen. Author's Abstract: COPYRIGHT 1997 Plenum Publishing Corporation We posited that media images of men influence the gender role attitudes that men express soon after exposure to the images. A total of 212 men (87% European American, 7% Asian or Asian American, 3% African American, and 3% other) viewed magazine advertisements containing images of
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College Students Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence Against Women Danae Dean Florida Memorial University (Submitted to Dr. Boynton in partial fulfillment of the requirement for Bachelor for Social Work) Domestic Violence takes place in this country every 9 seconds. Domestic Violence is violent or aggressive behavior within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner. Aggressive behavior at home is a national issue that influences ladies of all races, ages,
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According to the ABC approach to attitudes, attitudes possess three important components: affect, beliefs, and cognitions. 2. “I really like my Suburu” is an example of the belief component of attitudes. 3. According to the functional theory of attitudes, attitudes perform three functions: affective, behavioral, and cognitive. 4. The utilitarian function of attitudes is based on the concept of reward and punishment. 5. The knowledge function of attitudes allows consumers to simplify
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