The Impact of perception on Work behavior

Abstract

This study examines the impact of perception on work behavior. Individual differences are important in studying organizational behavior and management for a very important reason. Individual differences have a direct effect on behavior, every person is unique because of his perception, people with different perceptions have different characteristics, needs, how they perceive the world and other individuals and interact differently with bosses, co-workers, subordinates and customers. Individual perceptions shape organizational behavior and consequently individual and organizational success For example, individual differences help examine why some people embrace change and others are fearful of it. Or why some employees will be productive only if they are closely supervised, while others will be productive only if they are not .Or why some workers learn new tasks more effectively than others A helpful way to think about the importance of individual differences in influencing work behavior is through the use of the Attraction- Selection- Attrition (ASA) framework. Different people are attracted to different careers and organizations as a function of their own abilities, interests and personalities. Similarly organization select employees on the basis of the needs the organization has . Needs refers to not only to skills and abilities, but also to individual attributes such as values, and personality. Not all attraction decisions and selection decisions work out, however, Attrition occurs when individuals discover they do not like being part of the organizations and selects to resign or when the organization determines an individual isn’t successding and select to terminate .