subjectivity

(noun)

Judgments based on opinions and intuitions, and therefore not necessarily predicated in logic or reason.

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Examples of subjectivity in the following topics:

  • Cross-Functional Teams

    • These teams occasionally may draw on subject-matter expertise from outside the organization by inviting external consultants or customers to join a team.
    • This can make communication between members of a cross-functional team difficult and subject to misunderstanding.
  • Cognitive Biases

    • Essentially, there must be an objective observer to identify cognitive bias in a subjective individual.
    • Bias is not inherently good or bad--it is pointedly subjective or contrary to reactions or decisions that one might objectively expect.
  • Blurring Ethical Lines

    • Ethical decisions involve judgments of facts and situations that are subject to interpretation and other influences.
    • Lawyers and judges are responsible for clarifying the meaning of a law when there is ambiguity or when a matter is subject to interpretation.
  • Evaluating Performance: Who, What, and How

    • As a result of the PA process, employees can be subject to promotion, termination, or a variety of measures to improve performance.
    • The main characteristic of this area is that the data is objective and not subject to interpretation.
    • However, this type of evaluation is subject to two main flaws: criterion contamination and deficiency.
  • Team Roles

    • Often these roles are filled by specialists with deep knowledge in a functional area or another type of subject-matter expertise.
  • Personal Biases

    • Overconfidence bias: This is another potentially disruptive personal bias and occurs when a person subjectively overestimates the reliability of their judgments versus an objectively accurate outcome.
  • Learning to Speak

    • Often, messages are poorly structured, missing specific subject lines, slow in getting to the point, or too long to warrant being read in their entirety.
  • Rational Decision Making

    • The process of rational decision making favors logic, objectivity, and analysis over subjectivity and insight.
  • Social Responsibility Audits

    • The purpose of an audit is to provide third-party assurance to various stakeholders that the subject matter is free from material misstatement and represents a true and accurate depiction of actions and events.
  • Sources of Power

    • Indeed, leaders depend on their teams to get things done and in that way are subject to the power of team members.
    • Rational tactics of influence make use of reasoning, logic, and objective judgment, whereas nonrational tactics rely on emotionalism and subjectivity.
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