Perception and Communication

Perception often occurs when people gather a stereotype of what they perceive a person to be like, Mullins (2010) suggests that we all have our own ‘world’, our own way of looking at and understanding our environment and the people within it .


How is people different in perception? (what might affect the perception )

This could be due to the many things which such as age, gender, race, attitudes, values, beliefs, past experiences, stereotypes and background. Things seen or heard in the media is often the underlying cause of these perceptions and interpretations.


What is Perception?

Robbins et al, 2010 suggested that perception, is the process by which individuals organise and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give a meaning to their environment.

How long does it take to be performed?

Perceptions are often made with being in the presence of someone in thirty seconds, very quickly. These first impressions are often what influence the way a person is perceived.

Charles Handy suggested that there are four cultures including Power, Task, Person and Role Culture. Person culture relates mostly to perception and communication, it involves people being able to fully express and make decisions for themselves. It is essential that especially within a work/ institution environment that there is good communication otherwise conflict can be caused.

What is communication?

 is a process that requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient also the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs.

Source: http://jademoule.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/perception-communication.html

ReferencesJane Godson lecture notes (Week 9)
Books
Mullins, L,J. (2009) Management & Organisational Behaviour. 9th Ed. Essex: Pearson Education Limited
Online
CIPD Survey results. How to improve staff Communication [Online]. Available from:Peoplemanagement.co.uk/pm/articles/2010/07/how-to-improve-staff-communication.htm [Accessed 10th April 2011]
Dictionary. Definition of communication [Online]. Available from: Dictionary.reference.com [Accessed 10th April 2011]
Lancs. Perception Images-chapter four [Online] Available from: Lancs.ac.uk [Accessed 10th April 2011]

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