AFM280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Job Satisfaction, Trait Theory, Future Orientation

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Accounting & Financial Management
• Course: AFM280
• Professor: D'arcy Delamere

Document Summary

Personality: structures and propensities inside a person that explain his or her characteristics patterns of thought, emotion, behavior personality reflects what people are like and creates their social reputation. Traits: recurring trends in peoples responses to the environment o. Cultural values: shared beliefs about desirable end states or modes of conduct in a given culture captures what cultures are like. Ability: relatively stable capabilities of people for performing a particular range of related activities. The big 5 taxonomy: 5 dimensions of personality. Conscientiousness: being dependable, organized, reliable, ambitious, hardworking, and persevering. Prioritize accomplishment striving: a strong desire to accomplish o task-related goals as a means of expressing one"s personality. Agreeableness: being kind, cooperative, sympathetic, helpful, courteous, and warm. Communion striving: strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal o relationships as a means of expressing ones" personality o. Extraversion: being talkative, sociable, passionate, assertive, bold, and. Zero acquaintance situations: situations in which two people have just o met.