ADM 2336 Study Guide - Final Guide: Centrality, Organizational Structure, Ethnocentrism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2336
• Professor: Catherine Elliott

Document Summary

An individual(cid:495)s characteristic patterns of thought, emotion and behavior; reflects what people are like and creates their social reputation. Personality s a collection of multiple traits. Shared beliefs about modes of conduct in a given culture, that influence the development of personality traits. Relatively stable capability people have to perform a particular range of different activities. Personality/cultural values: capture what people are like as individuals. Ability: captures what people can do as individuals. The big five figure 9. 1 (trait adjectives associates with the big five) The big five personality factors (canoe: conscientiousness. Conscientiousness has the biggest influence on job performance. A strong desire to accomplish task-related goals. Work harder and longer on task assignments. What kind of jobs would this be helpful in: agreeableness. Warm, kind, cooperative, sympathetic, helpful and courteous. A desire to obtain acceptance in a personal relationships as mean of expressing personality. Beneficial in some positions, not as beneficial in others: neuroticism.