BUSI 2101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Performance Appraisal, Extraversion And Introversion, Conscientiousness
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Buzzsaws & whistleblowers: we have tendency 2 assume people cause their own behaviour, we attribute causes of that behaviour 2 individual characteristics (like personality traits & motivation, we often downplay importance of situational factors as causes of behaviour. Trait models: trait: broad, relatively regular dimensions of individual behaviour, trait models (theories): assume that personality is composed of a relatively stable set of traits or dimensions. Than strong: questionnaire used is easy 2 administer & low cost, but may not apply 2 all cultures, some have different dimensions. Same dimensions can have different meanings in different cultures. Sometimes produces results not consistent across time or situations. Factors may exert only weak influences on behaviour, lessening the model"s predictive ability. The myers-briggs type indicator (mbti: used 4 organizational purposes (including team building, management & leadership development, career counseling, hiring decisions, & performance effectiveness training, 4 important components 2 personality, extroversion/introversion (e/i): how individual interacts socially.
