BU288 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Extraversion And Introversion, Job Satisfaction, Conscientiousness
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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: individuals possess stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviours. Situational approach is characteristics of the organizational setting that influence people"s feelings, attitudes, and behaviour. Interactionist approach is a function of both dispositions and the situation. Trait activation theory is traits that leads to certain behaviours only when the situation makes the need for that trait salient. Locus of control: locus of control is an individual"s beliefs about the location of the factors that control their behaviour. Self monitoring: self monitoring is the extent to which people observe and regulate how they appear and behave in social settings and relationships.
