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MBA 704 Chapter 5&61. personality: how people affect others and how they understand and view
themselves, as well as their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the
person-situation interaction. -equated with social success
-genes and environment play a role
-very diverse and complex
-is the whole person, and is concerned with external appearance and traits, self,
and situational interactions
-includes perception, learning, motivation and more
2. trait theory: observable patterns of behavior that last over time
3. Freud's Pyschoanalytic Theory/ psychodynamic theory: the unconscious
determinants of behavior
4. Roger's and Maslow's humanistic theory: self-actualization and the drive to
realize one's potential
5. nature: heredity and physiological/biological dimensions
6. nurture: environmental, developmental dimensions
7. Brain: "last frontier"
-may hold more answers for personality than does heredity
8. social evolution: - humanity is evolving along the lines of social phenomena
such as trust, collaboration, and competition
- Very few animals have been able to evolve to this type of collaboration and
competition
9. Functional Magnetic Resonance imagine (fMRI): allow measurement of
brain activity by mapping specific regions that are linked to specialized roles
10. frontal lobes: -anticipates events
-weighs consequences of behavior
-decision making brain circuity that houses intellect
11. hippocampus and amygdala: associated with memory, mood and motivation
hippocampus is sea-horse shaped
-amygdala is associated with emotions
12. self concept: people's attempts to understand themselves
13. self-esteem: -has to do with people's self-perceived competence and self-
image
, .
-related to areas such as emotion and behavioral responses and stress of
organizational members
14. high self esteem: -handle failure better
-tend to become egotistical with pressure situations
15 organization-based self-esteem (OBSE): self-perceived value that
individuals have of themselves as organization members acting within an
organization context
-high scores= view themselves positively
16. person-situation interaction: this dimension suggests that people are not
static, acting the same in all situations, but instead are ever changing and
flexible. -employees can change depending on the particular situation they are
in interaction with.
-employee's personality will influence interpersonal behavior and the perception
and the outcomes of organizational support.
17. maturation: changes that result from heredity and physical development
18. socialization process: impact from the social environment
-includes the learning of those values, norms, and behavior patterns, that, from
the organization's and the work group's points of views, are necessary for any
new organization member.
19. steps that can lead to a successful organizational socialization: 1.
provide a challenging first job 2. provide relevant training
3. provide timely and consistent feedback
4. select a good first supervisor to be in charge of socialization
5. design a relaxed orientation program
6. place new recruits in work groups with high morale
20. Big Five Personality Traits: have been extended through meta-analytic
studies to also demonstrate a positive relationship with performance motivation and
job satisfaction.
-largely independent factors but can be mixed in countless proportions and with
other characteristics to yield a unique personality
-quite stable
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