Asked by Kayla Lippoldt on May 27, 2024
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Ford Motor Company has just announced that it will be laying off 10 percent of its manufacturing workforce,with layoff decisions based upon supervisor's evaluation of employee performance (i.e. ,the more poorly performing workers are to be laid off) .Supervisors should be careful to avoid ____ in their judgments about employee performance if they hope to avoid charges of discrimination or wrongful discharge by disgruntled employees.
A) the fundamental attribution error
B) the self-serving bias
C) the self-fulfilling prophecy
D) projection
Fundamental Attribution Error
A cognitive bias where people overemphasize personal traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining others' behaviors.
Self-Serving Bias
A common cognitive bias that causes individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
A belief or expectation that influences behaviors in a way that causes the belief to become a reality.
- Understand the concept of attribution and its impact on perceptions and behavior in the workplace.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the concept of attribution and its impact on perceptions and behavior in the workplace.
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