COLLAB 2N03 Chapter Notes -Big Five Personality Traits, Social Cognitive Theory, Reci
17 Dec 2014
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Personality(cid:224) relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts with his or her environment: reflected in the distinctive way that they react to people, situations, and problems; predisposed traits hardwired, created by genetic predisposition and by one"s long term learning history, remember that people have a variety of personality characteristics. Personality & organizational behaviour: dispositional approach focuses on individuals dispositions and personalities (cid:224) individuals posses stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviour, situational approach characteristics of the organizational setting, such as rewards and punishment, influence of people"s feelings, attitudes, and behaviour, interactionist approach organizational behaviour is a function of both dispositions and the situation (cid:224) one must know something about the individual"s personality and the setting in which they work (most widely accepted perspective, fit: putting the right person in the right job, group, or organization and exposing different employees to different management skills.
