THE STRUCTURE AND TYPES OF PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE OF A LABOR ENTITY

The paper covers the topical issue of internal determinants of the process of professional development of a person. As one of the main internal factor determining the professional development of a person, the author considers the person’s professional attitude. The paper presents the results of the theoretical analysis of the structure and types of professional attitude of labor entities and gives the review of the native literature concerning this issue. The author notes that there are no any works in science that present the typology by the criterion of person’s attitude to the professional environment and the strategy of person’s behavior and communication depending on this attitude. It is understood as the complex, relatively stable formation determining the person’s attitude to the professional environment and to oneself within it and orienting the person’s behavior and activity within the professional environment. The paper determines the professional attitude structure involving three aspects: attitude to business, attitude to people, and attitude to oneself. Each aspect involves cognitive, affective and emotional components. The author gives the professional attitude typology based on the distinctions within the axiological orientations of a person. The typological distinctions are associated with two factors: person’s attitude to the results of labor and its centrality. Based on the stated structure, the author describes four types: “Creator”, “Careerist”, “Formalist”, and “Performer”. Two divisive tendencies are discussed expressed in stated attitudes: professional dedication and professional detachment. It is noted that the creation of methodological tools for practical application developed on the basis of the professional attitude typology is the prospective direction of further study.