33:620:302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Job Satisfaction, Social Identity Theory, Conscientiousness

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Management
• Course: 33:620:302
• Professor: Arvind Sharma

Document Summary

Personality: a special combination of characteristics that make us distinct from others. Learning: the process through which someone comes to know how to handle various situations, know what to do, as well as analyze the effects of one"s own actions. Inter-actionist perspective: behavior is the result of both characteristics possessed by an individual (intelligence, knowledge, abilities, skills, and personality) as well as the nature of the situation in which the person operates. : a tendency to seek stimulation and to enjoy the company of other people: this trait includes characteristics such as excitability, sociability, talkativeness, assertiveness and high amounts of emotional expressiveness, related positively to performance. Agreeableness: a tendency to be compassionate to others. 5: this personality dimension includes attributes such as trust, good naturedness, altruism, kindness, affection, and other pro-social behaviors, related positively to various interpersonal aspects of work (getting along with others)