Answer to Question #282498 in Management for Riya

Question

n employee does an unsatisfactory job on an assigned project. Explain how his boss will make

attribution to judge his job performance. How attributions about the reasons for his performance

will make difference to the response of the boss toward the employee and outcomes for him?

Answer 1

Attribution theory emphasizes that we observe an individual’s behavior and try to deter whether a behaviour is internally or externally driven; therefore, his boss will consider factors contributing to an employee’s poor performance when judging him. An employee’s views or perception about his situation determines the boss’s response.