BU288 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Machinist, Albert Bandura, Career Development
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Personality the relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts with his or her environment. A person"s personality summarizes his or her personal style of dealing with the world. Personality consists of a number of dimensions and traits that are determined in a complex ay by genetic predisposition and by one"s long-term earning history. Personality has a rather long and rocky history in ob. Initially, it was believed that personality was an important factor in many areas of organizational behaviour, including motivation, attitudes, performance, and leadership. The use of personality tests is known as the dispositional approach because it focuses on individual dispositions and personality. According to this approach individuals possess stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviours. The situational approach says that characteristics of the organizational setting, such as rewards and punishment, influence people"s feelings, attitudes, and behaviour. Both approaches are important for predicting and understanding ob.
