MGT262H5 Lecture 3: MGT 262 ch 3
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Perception is the process of interpreting the messages of our senses to provide order and meaning to the environment. Sort and organize the varied input received by our senses of sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing. Heavy emphasis on interpreting people base their actions on interpretation of reality that their perceptual system provides, rather than on reality itself. If you perceive your pay to be very low, you might seek employment in another firm. The reality that you are the best-paid person in your department will not matter if you are unaware of the fact. You might be aware that you are the best-paid person and still perceive your pay as low in com- Some of the most important perceptions that influence organizational behaviour are the perceptions that organizational members have of each other. Perception has three components a perceiver, a target that is being perceived, and some situational context in which the perception is occurring.