people perceive or blame causes of certain happenings is called Attribution. In social psychology‚ attribution is referred as the way people perceive and interpret the causes of events and how this relates to their thinking and behavior. Attributions could range from dispositional to something which is uncontrollable and external. However‚ this paper does not intend to focus on attribution but on certain factors that influence attribution which is called Locus of Control. Locus or Loci of control
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their social interactions‚ they make inferences and assumptions about people’s behaviour and events that they encounter. This concept falls under the ‘attribution theory’ umbrella‚ which means; assigning cause to our own or other peoples behaviour. Fritz Heider (cited in Buchanan et al‚ 2007) was the first to propose a psychological theory of attribution. Heider discussed what he called “naïve” or “commonsense” psychology. In his view‚ people were like amateur scientists‚ trying to understand other people’s
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then interpret the meaning of this information. From this interpretation we can make assumptions and judgements about the stimuli or situation we are perceiving. In some cases this can lead to our brain making what is called a fundamental attribution error—a theory I will be discussing further. I examined an instance of
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www.sciedu.ca/jms Journal of Management and Strategy Vol. 3‚ No. 1; February 2012 Attribution Theory and Strategic Decisions on Organizational Success Factors Professor Ben E. Akpoyomare Oghojafor Department of Business Administration University of Lagos‚ Lagos State‚ Nigeria Olufemi Olabode Olayemi (Corresponding author) Department of Business Administration University of Lagos‚ Lagos State‚ Nigeria Tel: +234-1-802-370-5627 E-mail: femolayemi1@yahoo.com Olukunle. O. Oluwatula Department of Psychology
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as the theory of attribution‚ ie. We often attribute a cause to certain behaviour. Different factors are accounted for when trying to provide an explanation for our own behaviour‚ and thus‚ we would also try to attribute reasons for the behaviour of other people. This essay will attempt to explain different theories of attribution as well as put forth supporting and contradicting evidence and theories in order to provide a more holistic view on how behaviour is explained. In the theory proposed
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SECTION B: (75 marks) Answer THREE (3) out of four (4) questions. Question 2 (a) Identify and explain FIVE (5) roles of Henry Mintzberg’s managerial roles. (15 marks) (b) Describe the following terms: i. Centralisation (2 marks) ii. Span of control (2 marks) iii. Work specialisation (2 marks) iv. Formalisation (2 marks) v. Chain of command (2 marks)
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things because of the situation were in. Social categorization * Classifying a person into a certain group (social category) based on something you observe about the person which in turn‚ affects your judgment of them. Implicit Personality Theory * A collection of beliefs and assumptions that we have about how certain traits are linked to other characteristics and behaviour. * It is use to fill up missing information on a person. SOCIAL PERCEPTION * Refers to the processes
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105-125). Mason‚ OH: South-Western. The Idea: Hellriegel and Slocum (2011)‚ discuss the importance of perception and attribution and the impact it has on a leader‚ an employee‚ and the organization as a whole. The text elaborates on the perceptual process‚ external and internal factors that influence perception‚ person perception‚ perceptual errors‚ and attributions that people make to explain their behaviors and those of others. Perception is the process by which people interpret the input
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Australia. Using Yin’s (2002) framework for case study research methods‚ this research group conducted a qualitative content analysis of 1121 audience comments attached to three news articles on the 2011 Qantas grounding crisis. Using Weiner’s Attribution Theory (1986‚ 1995) and the qualitative content analysis software; Leximancer‚ we used these comments to deconstruct audience perceptions of the Qantas crisis and isolate different emotional‚ attitudinal and behavioural responses. Our first major finding
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Attribution Theory And Its Applications To Academic Behavior Attribution Theory Rotter (1956) Precursor to Attribution Theory Locus of Control Varied on two dimensions: internal or external. Attribution Theory Fritz Heider (1958) A means by which we interpret and understand behavior. Behavior remains meaningless until we attribute a cause for that behavior. The causes to which we attribute the behavior of ourselves or others impacts how we behave toward others and influences
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