Ability in OB perscpetive

BY

Rituka Gupta Bhimsen Anupama rai Rakesh Kar Preetika Shankar Shital patil Pooja varma

Meaning and Definition

Ability is the individual capacity to perform various task in the job. It is a current assessment of what one can do. Every individual are not all equal in abilities that does not imply that some individuals are inherently inferior to others. Every individual has thier own strenghts and weaknesses in terms of ability that make him or her relatively superior or inferior to others in performing certain tasks or activities.

Types of Abilities

Intellectual ability Physical Ability

Dimensions of Intellecual ability

1)Number Aptitude(Accountant) 2)Verbal comprehension(HR manager) 3)Perceptual speed(Investigator) 4)Inductive reasoning(Researcher) 5)Deductive resoning(Supervisor) 6)Spatial visualization(Architect) 7)Memory(Sales person)

Physical Abilities
1)Dynamic strength 2)Trunk strength 3)Static strength 4)Explosive strenth 5)Extent flexibility 6)Dynamic flexibility 7)Body Coordination 8)Balance 9)Stamina