HCM 433 MANGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR.pdf

negative (a rusty halo in nature). Halo is often discussed in performance appraisal when a rater
makes an error in judging a person’s total personality and/or performance on the basis of a single
trait such as intelligence, appearance, dependability or cooperativeness whatever the single trait is,
it may override all other traits or characteristics in forming the perception of the person.
Examples of the halo effect are the extremely beautiful woman secretary who is perceived by her
male boss as being an intelligent, good performer, when, infact she is a poor typist and quite
dense.
There are three (3) conditions under which the halo effect is most marked:
i. When the traits to be perceived are unclear in behavioural expressions.
ii. When the traits are not frequently encountered by the perceiver.
iii. When the traits have moral implications
Many research studies have pointed out how the halo effect can influence perception. For
examples one study documented the impact of the halo effect on employee perception in a
company that was in receivership. Although that company paid relatively high wages and
provide excellent working conditions and at least average supervision, the employees did not
perceive these favourable factors. The insecurity produced an inverse or negative halo effect
so that insecurity dominated over the pay and positive or favourable conditions of the job.
4.0 TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
The social aspect of perception has important role in organizational behavior. Comment on these
roles.
5.0 CONCLUSION
Perception plays a key role in human behaviour and in this context, this unit discussed various
issues relating to Perception as the chief mechanism by which human beings comes to know the
world outside them.
6.0 SUMMARY
Perception is the chief mechanism by which human beings comes to know the world outside them.
Organizational participants must however realize that their perceptions of another person are
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