ADMS 2400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Social Forces, Work Unit, Contact Hypothesis
29 Mar 2016
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Chapter 3: perceiving ourselves & others in org. Learning objectives: describe the elements of self-concept & explain how they afect an individual"s bhv & well-being, self-concept includes an indv"s self-beliefs & self-evaluations, 3 structural dimensions: complexity, consistency, & clarity = inluence employees well-being, bhv & performance. # of distinct & imprt roles/identities that ppl perceive about themselves. They see themselves in more than 1 role (stdu, friend, daughter, etc) Determined by # of selves & the separation of those selves. Low complexity indv most imprt identities are interconnection, when they are all work-related (e. g. manager, engineer, fam income-earner) Protects our self-evaluation when some roles are threatened/damaged. High internal consistency when their self-perceived roles require similar personality traits/values/attributes. Low consistency some self-perceptions require personal characteristics that conlict w/ characteristics required for other aspects of life a. Diversity helps ppl adapt, but 2 much variation causes internal tension/conlict. Degree which you have a clear, conidently deines, and stable self- concept.
