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Attribution Theory and Decision Making

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Attribution Theory and Decision Making

Human beings’ perception of themselves and others around them plays a significant role

in their decision making and their perception of reality. The attachment of reason and

explanation to their behavior and that of others is necessary in the examination of events and

drawing of conclusions. One theory that seeks to explain this phenomenon is the attribution

theory. This theory, however, is affected by other concepts such as consistency, consensus,

distinctiveness, fundamental attribution error, creative decision making, perceptions, bounded

reality, cognitive biases and conjunction fallacy. Each of these concepts is instrumental in the

decision-making process engaged by people in their daily lives. In discussing the concepts and

overall theory, the paper will be divided into four distinct sub headings namely decision-making,

attribution theory, personal experience and creative decision making. The primary aim of this

discussion is to formulate an analysis of how the attribution theory and bias explains human

behavior within organizations and industry. Rationale decision-making in an organization is

dependent on the attribution theory and the concepts surrounding it, and thus an understanding of

their role in decision-making processes assist in refining the process in organization.

Decision-Making

Sensible decisions are dependent on a series of factors which then means accuracy is

relative when two decisions are compared to each other. Biases are an element that affects

decision making in the organization and some of the concepts governing the process include

bounded reality, cognitive biases, and conjunction fallacy. All these biases affect the way in

which decisions are made and affect the way in which people arrive at casual explanations for

behavior. Cognitive biases include the halo effect, overconfidence, and anchoring. An

individual’s predispositions can either hinder or promote the decision-making process. However,

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Running Head: ATTRIBUTION THEORY AND DECISION MAKING Attribution Theory and Decision Making Name Institutional Affiliation 1 ATTRIBUTION THEORY AND DECISION MAKING 2 Attribution Theory and Decision Making Human beings’ perception of themselves and others around them plays a significant role in their decision making and their perception of reality. The attachment of reason and explanation to their behavior and that of others is necessary in the examination of events and drawing of conclusions. One theory that seeks to explain this phenomenon is the attribution theory. This theory, however, is affected by other concepts such as consistency, consensus, distinctiveness, fundamental attribution error, creative decision making, perceptions, bounded reality, cognitive biases and conjunction fallacy. Each of these concepts is instrumental in the decision-making process engaged by people in their daily lives. In discussing the concepts and overall theory, the paper will be divided into four distinct sub headings namely decision-making, attribution theory, personal experience and creative decision making. The primary aim of this discussion is to formulate an analysis of how the attribution theory and bias explains human behavior within organizations and industry. Rationale decision-making in an organization is dependent on the attribution theory and the concepts surrounding it, and thus an understanding of their role in decision-making processes assist in refining the process i ...
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