COMMERCE 1BA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Job Satisfaction, Extraversion And Introversion, Job Performance
2 Mar 2018
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Commerce 1ba3 - lecture 3 personality & learning. 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 (nature - genetic personality) and one"s long-term learning history (nurture - how you"ve been raised). Personality has a long history in ob. The role of personality in organizational behaviour has often been debated in what is known as the person-situation debate . Situations can be described as either weak or strong . In weak situations, roles are loosely defined, there are few rules and weak reinforcement and punishment contingencies. Personality has the strongest effect in weak situations. In strong situations, the roles, rules, and contingencies are more defined. Personality has less of an impact in strong situations. Therefore, the extent to which personality influences people"s attitudes and behaviour depends on the situation.
