Organizational Behaviour

Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 1
Organizational Behaviour
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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 2
Organizational Behaviour
Experience
First, I will begin by identifying the cognitive dissonance that makes me have a
certain predisposition towards a certain group of people who form the bulk of our clients. In
my experience, the inclination that I have towards them is that of suspicion due to the
stereotypes created in my mind regarding their behavior. This experience was elicited last
year when I almost fell victim to a con artist from Nigeria purporting to sell a new iPhone.
During the same month, my friend was conned of his hard earned cash after he was sold fake
electronic products. These experiences have since elated my negative attitude towards the
Nigerians. Concisely, I am stereotyped to believe that all Nigerians are conmen and that I
should be wary and careful when dealing with them.
After identifying this group of people, I will devise ways of ensuring that the
stereotype ingrained inside my mind that elicits the attitude towards them gets out. This
objective will be achieved by removing the stereotypes and handling each person
individually. I will then identify some of the public behaviours that make me showcase detest
I have against the Nigerians and how I can change this behaviour so that I develop positive
attitudes towards them. I will then put my plan into practice.
Implementing the Plan
One way of developing positive attitudes towards other people is by trying to change
the manner of thinking about them. The way we think about other people increases or
decreases our attitudes about them (Petty & Krosnick, 2014). Therefore, this means that I
need to start changing the stereotypical beliefs that have taken root in my mind about all
Nigerians as being bad people. The next step in my implementation program will entail
evaluating each Nigerian on his merit. The habit of generalizing all Nigerians and having a
closed mind about them should not be in my mind. The reason is that the attribution that we