Managers tend to disproportionately attribute behaviors to internal causes.

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This is known as the fundamental attribution error, where individuals tend to overemphasize dispositional or internal factors rather than situational factors when explaining the behavior of others. Managers are not immune to this bias and may attribute employee behaviors to their personality traits or character flaws rather than external factors such as workload, lack of resources, or organizational policies.

Managers Tend to Disproportionately Attribute Behaviors to Internal Causes