When a Personnel Decision of Line Management Must Be Reversed

question 11

Short Answer

When a personnel decision of line management must be reversed for the good of the organization, the overruling is done by higher ______ management.

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Definitions:

External-Unstable

An attributional style where individuals attribute their successes or failures to external, temporary factors.

Dispositional Attribution

The tendency to attribute someone's behavior to their disposition or personality rather than to external factors.

Defensive Attribution

A tendency to attribute more blame to the victims of accidents for their misfortune the more severe the accident was, often as a way to see the world as just and predictable.

External Attribution

The process of attributing the cause of one's own or others' behaviors to external factors or situations.