ATTITUDE By Devpriya Dey
ATTITUDE Feelings, thoughts & behavioral tendencies towards a specific object /situation VALUES: ideals/ beliefs (NOT towards a particular object/situation). Values give a form an attitude.
COMPONENTS OF ATTITUDE AFFECTIVE: EMOTION/FEELING associated with the attitude.( Likes/dislikes) Eg: I don’t like my boss. COGNITIVE: BELIEF associated with the attitude based on experience, misunderstanding or rumors. Eg: My boss is unfair BEHAVIORAL: The way that an individual INTENDS TO BEHAVE towards an object or a situation. Eg: I am going to request for a transfer or resign.
Formation of Attitude Direct personal experience - The quality of a persons direct experience with the attitude object determines his attitude towards it. Association - A new attitude object may be associated with an old attitude object and the attitude towards the later may be transferred towards the former Social learning - Attitudes are also learnt from others Ex. From parents, teachers, supervisors, etc An individual may learn by having contact with others or even watching models over the TV
Factors influencing the formation of attitudes Psychological factors Familial factors Organisational factors Economic factors Political factors
MAJOR JOB ATTITUDES: Job Satisfaction: How one feels about his job Job Involvement: degree to which the employee is psychologically connected to his job Org Involvement: degree to which the employee is psychologically connected to his org
MEASURING ATTITUDE: Questionnaire Bipolar Scale Likert Scale : 5 boxes ( from strongly agree to strongly disagree) Thurstone Scale : 11 Statements – Ranking(most favourable to unfavorable) – Avg is taken. Guttmans Scale : Cumulative Scale Bogardus Social Distance Scale : 7 point scale ( large number of statements)
How to change Attitude of Employees? Give accurate information, feedback Resolve discrepancies Positive working conditions Use of fear COPTING APPROACH: Involve people who are dissatisfied in improving things