MGHB02H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Job Performance, Convergent Validity, Participant Observation
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Personality: relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts with his or her environment and how he or she feels, thinks, and behaves. Dispositional approach: focuses on individual dispositions and personality. Individuals are predisposed to behave in certain ways. *not a good way to depict job performance. Situational approach: factors in work environment that might predict and explain orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)al (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour. Traits of orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)"s setti(cid:374)g su(cid:272)h as re(cid:449)ards, pu(cid:374)ish(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, et(cid:272). i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e people"s feeli(cid:374)gs, attitudes, a(cid:374)d (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour. *both approaches are important in understanding organizational behaviour. Interactionist approach: organizational behaviour is a function of both dispositions and the situation. Trait activation theory: traits lead to certain behaviours only when the situation makes the need for that trait salient. *key concept is fit: right person for right job. Five-factor model of personality: all independent of each other (can score high/low: extraversion: extent to which a person is outgoing vs shy.