Attribution Theory

Attribution theory

•An employee does an unsatisfactory job on an assigned project. Explain the Attribution theory process that this person’s manager will use to form judgment about the employees' job performance.

•A theory which supposes that people attempt to understand the behavior of others by attributing feelings, beliefs, and intentions to them.

Attribution theory

• People are motivated to understand the causes of behavior. •Attribution theory seeks to explain how and why people make these causal attributions•It is when the managers observe the behavior of employees and verify the causes of employees unsatisfactory job performance.•As a managers, they will try to see things from different perspective , for that , they will perform judgments

Through selective perception

•Managers see only the employees’ background interests, attitudes and experiences. What they see is what they get.•For Example:Job experiences between two employees.

The Halo Effect

•Judging the employees based on one-side characteristics.•Example: As for the unsatisfactory job managers, then focus only on the employees weakness, and this will make more negative judgment towards the employees.

Through the contrast effect

•How the managers rate the employees characteristics differentiate the employees performance with the other employees.•For Example:The employees job performance is actually at a very good level already, buy there is someone more better so the manager view it as unsatisfactory job performance.

Stereotyping judgment

•When the managers make judgment that come from on where the employee’s group of circle .

How an effective manager makes a decision

•Through decision making style.•Directive: Did not make judgment using his feelings but see things rationality. •This kind of managers didn’t make decision in such a hurry.•He will try to understand the cases of the employees outcome, and then from there he will make judgment

Through conceptual perspectives

•Managers tend to consider the outcome from the employees by using the information that he gather from other people in the organization.•Example:He might ask around the people who the employees working with.

Through behavioral decision making

•Strong concern with the people in the organization and their department.•This type of managers didn’t focus only the employees outcome, instead the manager try to help the employees to improve themselves.

Conclusion

•Managers should choose the right ways to make a judgment because by performing judgment , he make decision making.•His decisions will effect the employees job performances.