Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Trait Theory, Big Five Personality Traits, Job Satisfaction

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Tony Francolini

Document Summary

Each of you is a product of unique. Genetics, education, experiences, emotion, economic status, culture, origin. Emotion, attitudes, behaviours, cognitive function, motivations, inhibitions. Personality trait: a psychological characteristic that influences the way an individual interacts with his or her environment (explains your propensity to act in a certain way) Q: what is the purpose of studying personality traits. A: i(cid:374) life to u(cid:374)de(cid:396)stand ourselves, others and improve interaction. I(cid:374) a(cid:374) o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) ha(cid:448)e the (cid:271)est (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396)s fo(cid:396) the (cid:272)o(cid:396)(cid:396)e(cid:272)t (cid:396)oles fit. Proactive personality: taking initiatives to improve current situations or create new ones. Q: how important is any one trait in explaining your behaviour. A: 2% of your behaviour is explain by any one trait. Affectivity emotion disposition: propensity to see the world in a positive or negative light. Positive affectivity: enthusiastic, energetic, confident, alert. Negative affectivity: stress, sadness, anger, lethargy. A: two types of memories facts, pictures, stories.