BUSI 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Machiavellianism, Extraversion And Introversion, Conscientiousness
22 Apr 2016
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Personality can be de ned as an individual"s relatively stable characteristic patterns of thought, emotion and behaviour and the psychological mechanisms that support and drive those patterns. Current thinking on how personality develops emphasizes both genetic and environmental origins. Both nature (genetic) and nurture (environmental and situational aspects such as family, culture and geographic locations) factors play important roles in personality development. Trait theories, which emphasize the components of personality, tend to highlight the importance of individual characteristics in determining behaviour and de-emphasize the role of the situation or environment. When we describe someone as extroverted, aggressive, con dent or conscientious, we are using personality traits to characterize that person. Two popular trait theories, the big five model and the myers-briggs type indicator (mbti). Openness to experience has not been a predictor of job performance, although it may be a good selection criteria for international work.
