ABILITY

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Ability
• The mental or physical capacity to do something.
• Types of ability
– Cognitive ability
– Physical ability
• Motor skill – physically manipulate objects in the
environment
• Physical skill – persons fitness and strength.
– Emotional intelligence – ability to understand and manage
one’s own feelings and emotions and the feelings and emotions
of others.
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Managing Ability in Organizations

• Selection
– Identify tasks to be accomplished
– Identify abilities needed to
accomplish tasks
– Develop accurate measures of
abilities
• Placement
– Match workers to jobs to capitalize
on their abilities
• Training