Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Organizational Learning, Job Satisfaction, Job Performance

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Bill Irwin

Document Summary

Mos 2181: chapter 2: personality and learning notes. 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. Dimensions and traits that are determined by genetic predisposition and one"s long-term learning history. Personality has a long history in organizational behaviour. The role of personality in organizational behaviour has often been debated in what is known as the person-situation debate . This has led to three approaches: the dispositional approach, the situational approach, the interactionist approach. Individuals possess stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviours. Individuals are predisposed to behave in certain ways. Organizational behaviour (individuals" attitudes and behaviour) is a function of both dispositions and the situation. To predict and understand organizational behaviour, we need to know something about an individual"s personality and the work setting. The interactionist approach is the most widely accepted perspective within organizational behaviour.