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WHAT IS AN ATTITUDE?
Attitude is a state of mind Your attitude is your mind-set It is the way you look at things mentally Attitudes are evaluative statements They indicate ones feelings either favourably or unfavourably to persons objects and or events
ATTITUDES ARE EVALUATIVE STATEMENTS Attitude reflect how one feels about something Ex. When someone says I like teaching he is expressing his attitude about his work
DEFINITION OF ATTITUDE?
Attitude is defined as the persistent tendency to feel and behave in a particular way towards some objects, persons or events
HOW ATTITUDES ARE FORM ED- DIRECT LEARNING AND SOCIAL LEARNING
Attitudes are not inherited They are acquired or learned by people from the environment in which they interact The formation of attitudes is broadly classified in to two sources namely 1. Direct experience with the object 2. Social Learning classical conditioning
Ones direct experience with an object or person serves as a powerful source for his or her attitude formation In other words attitudes are formed on the basis of ones past experience in concerned object or person
Attention - focus on something Retention - what observed must be retained Reproduction - Behaviour must be practiced again and again Motivation - learner must be motivated to learn from it
FUNCTIONS OF ATTITUDE
Adjustment Ego-defence Expressive Knowledge
JOB SATISFACTION IS RELATED WITH FIVE SPECIFC JOB DIMENSIONS PAY WORK ITSELF PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WORKING ENVIRONMENT
JOB INVOLVEMENT It is the degree to which employees immerse themselves in their jobs, invest time and energy in them and consider work as central part of their overall lives Such employees tend to be high performers and seldom tardy and get absent
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT It is an attitude about employees commitment to the organization It is the process by which an employee identify with the organization and and want to maintain membership with the organization
When you are optimistic and anticipate successful encounters you transmit a positive attitude and people usually respond favourably When you are pessimistic and expect the worst your attitude is often negative and people tend to avoid you Quite simply you take the picture of life you want to take
A BETTER APPROACH
Imagine you have binoculars Use magnifying end to view positive things Use the other end whenever you encounter negative elements to make them appear smaller Once you know to highlight the positive you are on the right road