COMMERCE 1BA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Albert Bandura, Social Cognitive Theory, B. F. Skinner

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 1BA3
• Professor: B A B A

Document Summary

Learning is a critical requirement for effective organizational behaviour. Employee learning must be continuous and life-long. Personality: the relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts with his or her environment. Personality summarizes personal style of dealing with the world. Consists of a number of dimensions and traits that are determined in a complex way be genetic predisposition and by one"s long-term learning history. Susceptible to change through adult learning experiences. Tend to be sociable, outgoing, energetic, joyful, and assertive. High self-confident and have high self-esteem. Most likely to contribute to job performance in jobs that require interaction, teamwork, and cooperation. Likely to perform well on most jobs given their tendency towards hard work and achievement. Thinks flexible and is receptive to new ideas. Likely to do well in jobs that involve learning and creativity. You can be higher or lower in any combination of dimensions. Research has linked the big 5 to organizational behaviour.