Organisational Behaviour

Identify and explain the common biases in self-perception outlined by Dunning et al. (2003) and Yammarino and Atwater (1997). Use research to describe what problems such biases in self-perception cause for individuals and organizations.

  Employers

  are

  constantly

  attempting

  to

  understand

  what

  influences

  workers’

  behaviour,

 what

 makes

 them

 productive,

 and

 henceforth,

 what

 instills

 them

 to

 be

  more

  successful

  and

  well-­‐rounded

  than

  the

  next.

  After

  extensive

  research,

  it

  seems

  evident

  that

  differing

  motivation

  and

  competency

  factors

  that

  organisationsal

 workers

 possess

 cause

 them

 to

 be

 more

 productive

 than

 others.

  Dunning

  et

  al

  (2003

  p.85)

  analyses

  the

  research

  conducted

  that

  explains

  the

  ways

  in

  which

  organisations

  are

  greatly

  affected

  by

  the

  perceptions

  of

  their

  members,

 and

 the

 biases

 associated

 with

 their

 perceived

 competence.

 This

 text

  will

  attempt

  to

  categorise

  and

  explain

  the

  ways

  in

  which individuals and organisations are affected by different realities perceived by both the individual and those around him.

Perception is merely one’s view of fact and reality. It includes one’s opinions, thoughts, beliefs, and images regarding oneself (Harrill, S. E. 2003). Importantly, self-perception is often derived from others’ perceptions, suggesting that the outside group can (and often will) have an enormous impact on individual’s view of themselves (Tice, D. 1997). This impacts people’s behavior in different ways, particularly within organisations. The most common outcome suggests that, although everyone strives...