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Preferred term
attribution theory
Definition
- Attribution theory is concerned with peoples' causal explanations for events. Attributions are causal explanations. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Attribution Theory]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/attribution_theory
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