Classwork Exercise and Series (Business Studies- JSS1): The Right Attitude To Work

Meaning of attitude to work

Attitude is someone’s opinion or feeling about something usually shown by the person’s behavior. Attitude can be positive/right or negative/wrong. A right attitude will lead to increase in productivity and good working environment.

Attitude involves feelings, values, beliefs and disposition that make individuals to act or behave in a certain way.

Attitude to work is therefore a person’s feelings, values and disposition towards their work

Attributes/characteristics/features of right (positive) attitude to work

• Punctuality: This is the ability of a worker to resume to work early i.e the appropriate time.
• Honesty: It is the moral uprightness to work
• consistency: It is the ability to maintain a particular standard at work
• Diligence: It is the act of working very hard and carefully
• Devotion: It is the act of working with dedication or loyalty.
• Commitment: It is showing a strong belief in the work and doing the job with your whole heart.

Rewards of right attitude to work

The rewards of right attitude to work include the following

• It brings success to and progress to workers
• It brings joy and happiness to workers
• It brings respect and mutual understanding to among workers and management
• It enhances good relationship with co-workers
• It brings about growth and productivity to the organization

Negative attitude to work

It is the direct opposite of right/positive attitude to work

Consequences of negative attitude to work include the following

• It brings about less or no productivity
• It brings anxiety to worker because he feels is in danger
• The worker feels over work and unfair treatment from the management
• The worker feels unhappy and become depress

Test and Exercise

1. A worker’s attitude means (a) the favorite food a worker (b) the workers qualification (c) the workers idea (d) the workers behavior
2. Attitude can be (a) positive and negative (b) wild and dangerous (c) large and wide (d) exposed and kept
3. A positive attitude to work will bring about (a) no customer (b) increase in productivity (c) decrease in productivity (d) stress and depression
4. One of these is the consequence of a negative attitude to work (a) high productivity (b) a good working environment (c) it brings about anxiety (d) it brings development in the organization
5. All of the following are features of positive/right attitude to work (a) consistency (b) punctuality (c) stubbornness (d) devotion

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