BUSI 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Job Performance, Externals, Job Satisfaction
21 Jan 2018
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Introduced using the example of laurie: hard-working, driven individual who believes that she controls her destiny, and. Stan who believes that luck is what provides advancement opportunities: used to show the differences between an external locus of control (stan) and an internal locus of control (laurie) Locus of control influences organizational behavior in a variety of occupations. Self-monitoring: the extent to which people observe and regulate how they appear and behave in social settings and relationships. Low self-monitoring: wear their hearts on their sleeves, act like they feel and say what they think without regard to the situation. Self-esteem: the degree to which a person has a positive self-evaluation. Low self-esteem susceptible to external and social influences than those who have high self-esteem: more plastic, react badly to negative feedback, lowers their subsequent performance, do not react well to ambiguous and stressful situations.
