Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Conscientiousness, Negative Affectivity, Extraversion And Introversion

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

Document Summary

Personality- structures and propensities inside a person that explain his or her characteristic patterns of thought, emotion and behavior (reflects what people are like and creates their social reputation) Traits- re(cid:272)urri(cid:374)g tre(cid:374)ds i(cid:374) people(cid:859)s respo(cid:374)ses to their e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. Cultural values- shared beliefs about desirable modes of conduct in a given culture that influence the expression of traits. Ability- relatively stable capabilities of people for performing a particular range of related activities: what people can do. Accomplishment striving- strong desire to accomplish task-related goals as a means of expressing personality. Communion striving- a stro(cid:374)g desire to o(cid:271)tai(cid:374) a(cid:272)(cid:272)epta(cid:374)(cid:272)e i(cid:374) perso(cid:374)al relatio(cid:374)ships as a (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s of e(cid:454)pressi(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s personality (getting along, not ahead) Prioritized by agreeable people: not related to performance across all jobs. Zero acquaintance situation- situations in where you just meet the person. Status striving- desire to o(cid:271)tai(cid:374) po(cid:449)er a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) a so(cid:272)ial (cid:272)ir(cid:272)le to e(cid:454)press o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s perso(cid:374)alit(cid:455)