BUSI 2101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Social Dominance Orientation, Dark Triad, Extraversion And Introversion
20 Apr 2016
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Personality: set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts their environment and how he or she feels, thinks, and behaves. Major influences on personality in the workplace: culture, org, work group and the job itself. Managers need to understand employee behaviour in order to understand what action to take, who works best in a team, who is suited for which job etc. Traits: broad, relatively regular dimensions of individual behavior when we describe a person as extroverted, aggressive, confident, or conscientious, we are using personality traits to characterize that person. Trait models/theories: assume that personality is composed of a relatively stable set of traits but people vary in the degree to which they exhibit specific dimensions the theories differ, when considering the core components of personality. Conscientiousness: dependable and trustworthy and conform to social norms, set high goals and will achieve them, more motivation, greater satisfaction with work best for business.
