BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Attitude
- a mental position consisting of a feeling, emotion, or opinion evolved in response to an external situation. An attitude can be momentary or can develop into a habitual position that has a long-term influence on an individual's behavior. Attempts can be made to modify attitudes that have a negative effect in the workplace, for example, through education and training. The employee attitude survey is one tool used to assess prevalent attitudes in the workforce.
Wiktionary Definition for: Attitude
- The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
- Disposition or state of mind.
- A negative, irritating, or irritated attitude. (From ''attitude problem.'')
- The orientation of an aircraft or other vehicle relative to the horizon, direction of motion etc.
Additional Resources
- Do You Have a "Sales Success" Attitude?
- To be successful in sales, you must have an attitude that supports you through the ups and downs of the sales cycle. You must be able to cope with rejection, move quickly to take advantage of opportunities, and all the while impress clients with your...
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- The Magic of a Positive Attitude
- The article asserts that people who bounce back from failure and can see beyond the customer's frustration to complete their goals have a magical ability. It is called a positive attitude. It is important to note, that human brain is capable of both recording and playing back memories. When one...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Consumer Attitude Towards Brand Extensions: An Integrative Model and Research Propositions
- The paper proposes an integrative model of the antecedents and consequences of brand extension attitude based on the dominant cognitive paradigm. The four key processes of the model are: the perception of fit, the formation of primary attitudes towards the extension, the link between extension attitude and marketplace behavior and...
- White papers 2002-09-19
- Do You Have a "Sales Success" Attitude?
- Do You Have a "Sales Success" Attitude?AttitudeThere is one attitude that not enough sales people have: Willingness to seek the truth. I've commented on this before on this blog.Do you seek and can you handle the truth? Too many salespeople have the wrong attitude about this. They...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- Career ladder ascent: attitude, more than aptitude, determines altitude.(Editor's Viewpoint)
- I recently heard an interesting saying about career success, "Attitude, more than aptitude, determines altitude." It was used to illustrate how important having a positive attitude is. I recently heard an interesting saying about career success, "Attitude, more than aptitude, determines altitude." It...
- Research articles 2006-04-01
- Be Realistic: How Attitude Can Boost Your Business
- So you've returned to work after a relaxing holiday weekend. Unfortunately, the financial crisis is still upon us. If your feeling glum this Monday, check out "How Attitude Can Build Your Business," an inspirational article on BizJournal.com. Terry Brock, a Relationship Marketing consultant,...
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Bloggers with Attitude... Inside Wal-Mart?
- Bloggers with Attitude... Inside Wal-Mart?RE: Bloggers with Attitude... Inside Wal-Mart?Thank you for your comments. I have only visited Wal-Mart stores twice, once with my Mom late in her life when my kids and I pushed her wheelchair through a Wal-Mart store in Lansing, Michigan; and once with my ex-girlfriend as...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-03
- Change UP! - Attitude Is Everything
- Change UP! - Attitude is Everything is the second chapter in the Power of UP! series. It is the part of the first part called the Individual Upward Movement. Part Two is Team Advancement, and Part Three is Organizational Growth. The way to change your behavior is to change your...
- White papers 2006-04-08
- Woolmer demands attitude change after Younis row
- LAHORE, Pakistan AFP — Pakistan's cricketers must change their attitude to succeed, coach Bob Woolmer said after Younis Khan's "sad" refusal to captain the side. With the dust barely settled from captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's ban for bringing the game into disrepute, stand-in skipper Younis caused further chaos on Thursday when he...
- Research articles 2006-10-06
- Indian PM says country must lose laissez–faire attitude
- NEW DELHI AFP — Indians must abandon their laidback attitude to improving efficiency and reducing red-tape so that Asia's fourth-largest economy can industrialise rapidly, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said. Singh said Indians must lose their "chalta hai" attitude -- a commonly used phrase meaning "it will do" -- to...
- Research articles 2006-12-24
- Crossbow Technology Introduces AHC525 Attitude Heading Reference Card
- OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Crossbow Technology, Inc., the leading developer of "Stand-Alone" FAA Certified MEMS AHRS, today announced a new OEM "Single-Card" AHC525 Attitude Heading Reference. The AHC525 "Level A certified" Attitude Heading Reference Card is a "first of its kind" high performance embedded AHRS specifically designed for integration within...
- Research articles 2008-07-30
- Getting an attitude about safety. (workplace safety)(Editorial)
- 00-00-0000 When I see people and even organizations with the attitude that safety has value and should be pursued passionately, I give it high marks. When it is the waiter at the local restaurant or the telemarketer offering me the latest, greatest credit card, I...
- Research articles 1997-11-01
- Gimme Attitude
- It is a straightforward concept: hire the right people and build a better--and more profitable--organization. In addition, while many corporations still drool over a jaw-dropping résumé, a growing number of organizations are hiring for attitude. Experts say people are hiring for attitude, reasoning that they can teach the right person...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Time Management Attitude
- Time management is one of these areas where attitude plays a major role in ones effectiveness. Attitude drives behavior. We behave, as we believe. Article suggests a number of positive time management attitudes that will help to become more effective. Article explains that value added salespeople respect time, their time...
- White papers 2000-01-01
- Change That Negative Attitude and Increase Your Sales
- "Sales is not a personal thing - or is it? A negative attitude in sales will hold one back every time. No one likes to do business with people who are negative. But sometimes one doesn't even know of a negative attitude. The above issue has been...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Relationship Marketing - It's All In The Attitude
- Working with salespeople, is needed to help them internalize a sense of loyalty to their customers, a loyalty that comes from relationship marketing. This gives the staff a positive attitude that can get them through most situations. The goal now is to give people specific tactics that will allow them...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Attitude that Builds Rapport
- The Attitude that Builds Rapport"Liking" is key to business and media relations!In the article, "The gentle science of persuasion, Part 1: Liking" (knowledge@W. P. Carey) Cialdini stresses the importance of not only getting the person you are trying to do business with or interviewing to like you, but more importantly...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- Nike claims Street attitude made stock drop. (Nike Inc.)
- Nike claims Street attitude made stock drop Nike claims Street attitude made stock drop
- Research articles 1990-08-13
- Big chain plugs into NY with first ad campaign; Circuit City assumes an attitude in bid to shake up local market. (Circuit City Stores Inc.)
- Circuit City assumes an attitude in bid to shake up local market Circuit City today is officially launching a multimillion-dollar media blitz that will herald its entry into the New York market and put new pressure on local electronics retailers. ReplCircuit City assumes an attitude in...
- Research articles 1997-11-24
- RUSSIA'S NEGATIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS NATO'S EASTWARD EXPANSION WAS CONFIRMED ON FEB. 3 BY PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF ANATOLY CHUBAIS.
- A&G Information Services 02-11-1997 RUSSIA'S NEGATIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS NATO'S EASTWARD EXPANSION WAS CONFIRMED ON FEB. 3 BY PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF ANATOLY CHUBAIS. - POLITICS - February 10, 1997. St.Petersburg, Russia. Making a A&G Information...
- Research articles 1997-02-11
