COMM 222 Lecture 2: Chapter 2. Personality and Learning

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMM 222
• Professor: Jacqueline De Stefano

Document Summary

: personality and learning: personality and organizational behaviour. Personality: is the relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts with his or her environment and how he or she feels, thinks, and behaves. Dispositional approach: focuses on individual dispositions and personality. According to the dispositional approach, individuals possess stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviors. Situational approach: characteristics of the organizational setting influence people"s attitudes and behavior. According to the situational approach, characteristics of the organizational setting, such as rewards and punishment, influence people"s feelings, attitudes, and behavior. Interactionist approach: individual"s attitudes and behavior are a function of both dispositions and the situation. In other words, to predict and understand organizational behavior, one must know something about an individual"s personality and the setting in which he or she works. Interactionism: weight" of individual vs. situational factors depends on whether the situation is.