OBHR 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Goal Orientation, Extraversion And Introversion, Psychopathy
25 Jun 2018
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WK 3 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
IDs:
Broad category used to collectively describe the vast number of attributes that describe a person
Some differences are stable and hard to change some are flexible
Implications of IDs for managers
-managers have little or no impact on fixed IDs: Intelligence, personality
-managers can help employees with: Attitudes and emotions, Skills and knowledge
Fits
-supplementary fits: person has characteristics similar to others in environment
-complementary fit: person tht has characteristics tht no one else has, "fill the gap"
-demands abilities fit: "can do" focus, btwn person's abilities and task relate demands
-Needs-supplies fit: "will do" match btwn person's values and organizational needs
How do ppl consistently change:
Abilities
-Cognitive
-Physical
-Psychomotor
-Sensory-Perceptual
Personality
Big 5
Others
Values/Interests
What is Intelligence?
-An individual’s capacity for:
-Constructive thinking
-Reasoning
-Problem solving
-not purely genetic
GMA accounts for all predictable variance
-Best single predictor of performance
-Importance varies with job complexity
-Generates adverse impact
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Document Summary
Broad category used to collectively describe the vast number of attributes that describe a person. Some differences are stable and hard to change some are flexible. Managers have little or no impact on fixed ids: intelligence, personality. Managers can help employees with: attitudes and emotions, skills and knowledge. Supplementary fits: person has characteristics similar to others in environment. Complementary fit: person tht has characteristics tht no one else has, "fill the gap" Demands abilities fit: "can do" focus, btwn person"s abilities and task relate demands. Needs-supplies fit: "will do" match btwn person"s values and organizational needs. Combination of stable mental and behavioral characteristics that give individuals their unique identities. Minnesota studies twins had similar behavior patterns. Narcissism: is characterized by grandiosity, pride, ego, and lack of empathy to others. Machiavellianism: is characterized by manipulation and exploitation of others, cynical disregard for morality, and focus on deception for self-interests. Psychopathy: is characterized by enduring antisocial behavior, impulsiveness, callousness, and remorselessness.
