IRE260H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Job Satisfaction, Extraversion And Introversion, Job Performance
18 Oct 2016
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Used after the second world war to select military personnel. Popular in business organizations during (cid:883)9(cid:887)(cid:882)s and (cid:883)9(cid:888)(cid:882)s. )ndividuals posses stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviors. (owever, researches failed to support the usefulness of personality as a predictor of organizational behavior and job performance. Therefore, there was a dramatic decrease in personality research and a decline in the use of personality tests for selection. Characteristics of the organizational settings, such as rewards and punishment, influence people(cid:495)s feelings, attitudes and behavior. Both dispositional approach and situational approach are important for predicting and understanding organizational behavior. )ndividuals(cid:495) attitudes and behavior are a function of both dispositions and the situation. The most widely accepted perspective within ob now. Weak situation strong personality, strong situation weak personality. Some personality characteristics are most useful in certain organizational situations. Trait activation theory- personality traits lead to certain behaviors only when the situation makes the need for that trait salient.
