MGT 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Big Five Personality Traits, Job Satisfaction, Negative Affectivity
23 Feb 2017
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Chapter 3: values, attitudes, emotions, and culture: the manager as a person. Personality traits: particular tendencies to feel, think, and act in certain ways that can be used to describe the personality of every individual. Some managers are demanding, dif cult to get along with, and highly critical of other people. Other managers may be as concerned about effectiveness and ef ciency as highly critical managers but are easier to get along with, are likable and frequently praise the people around them. Manager"s personalities in uence their behavior and approach to managing people and resources. Personality traits that enhance managerial effectiveness in one situation may actually impair it in another. Extraversion: the tendency to experience moods and feel good about oneself and the rest of the world. Extraversion (extraverts) tend to be sociable, affectionate, outgoing, and friendly. Managers who are low on extraversion (introverts) tend to be less inclined towards social interactions and have a less positive outlook.
