Functions of Attitudes — Mains Questions

A district collector faces resistance from local officials when implementing a new participatory budgeting system. Analyze how different attitude functions might explain this resistance and suggest strategies to address each type of resistance.

Examine how understanding attitude functions can help civil servants make more ethical decisions. Illustrate with examples from contemporary governance challenges.

A senior bureaucrat consistently opposes digital governance initiatives despite their proven benefits. Using attitude function theory, analyze the possible psychological reasons and suggest an appropriate change management strategy.