MHR 405 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Work Unit, Absenteeism, Job Satisfaction

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 405
• Professor: Kristyn Scott

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Attitudes represent the cluster of beliefs, assessed feelings, and behavioral intentions towards a person, object, or event. The person/object/event which the attitude is directed towards is called the. Attitude-object: attitudes are judgments, while emotions are experiences, the attitude is built from 3 parts: Beliefs are your established perceptions about the attitude object what you believe to be true. For example, you might believe that mergers reduce a job security for employees in the merged firms. They are perceived facts that you acquire from experience and learning. Feelings represent your conscious positive or negative evaluations of the attitude object. For example, your like or dislike of mergers represents your assessed feelings. Behavioral intentions represent your motivation to engage in a particular behavior regarding the attitude object. For example, you might become motivated to look for another job after hearing about a merger. Your feelings towards mergers motivate your behavior intentions.