MANAGING MINDS AND MORALE: THE INFLUENCE OF EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES ON ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES
*V. Sri Venkateswara Rao
Employee attitude has transitioned from being a peripheral concern to a central construct in strategic human resource and organizational behaviour studies. Modern organizations recognise that employee attitudes—comprising cognitive, affective, and behavioural dimensions—are pivotal in shaping performance outcomes, resilience, innovation, and adaptability. This review examines how attitudes, influenced by psychological capital, leadership styles, organizational culture, and digital transformation, serve as both indicators and drivers of sustainable organizational success. It also highlights the evolving role of management in nurturing positive employee dispositions amid changing work paradigms such as hybrid models, generational diversity, and AI integration. The paper concludes by proposing a strategic framework for attitude management aligned with organizational ambidexterity.
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