What is personality
Individual differences (traits)
Relatively stable
Across time
Across situations
Predicts behavior
A characteristic pattern of behaviour or a tendency to feel and act in certain ways.
Shapes how people react to situations, other people, and problems
Dispositional Approach
Focuses on individuals dispositions and personality
Individuals possess stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviours
Individuals are predisposed to behave in certain ways
Situational Approach
Characteristics of the organizational setting influences people feeling attitudes and behaviour
Many studies have shown situational factors such as characteristics of work tasks predicts job satisfaction
Weak situation
Roles are loosely defines
Few rules and weak reinforcement and punishments
The effect of personality is strong in weak situations
Strong Situations
Roles, rules, and contingencies are more defined
The effects of personality is weak in strong situations
The 5 Factor Model of Personality
O
Openness to experiences
Curious, imaginative artistic, original
The 5 Factor Model of Personality
C
Conscientiousness
Responsible, dependent, persistent, organized
The 5 Factor Model of Personality
E
Extraversion
Sociable, gregarious, assertive
The 5 Factor Model of Personality
A
Agreeableness
Good-natured, cooperative, trusting
The 5 Factor Model of Personality
N
Neuroticism (emotional stability)
Nervous, depressed, insecure under stress
Openness to expression
Jobs involving cooperative interactions
Conscientiousness
Important for most jobs, strongest predictor of overall job performance across all occupations
Extraversion
Good predictor of overall job performance, especially influential in social interactions
Agreeableness
Jobs require cooperative interactions
Neuroticism
Good predictor of overall job performance, especially influential in social interactions
Core Self-Evaluation
Locus of Control
Self-Esteem
General Self-Efficacy
Emotional Stability
Locus of Control
A set of beliefs about whether one’s behavior is controlled mainly by internal or external factors
Self-Esteem
The degree in which a person has a positive self evaluation
General Self-Efficacy
Refers to individuals belief in his or her ability to perform successfully in a variety of challenging situations
Emotional Stability
