Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Review.docx

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Personality is the relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts with his or her environment. Personality determined in a complex way by genetic predisposition and by one long-term learning history. The role of personality in organizational behavior has often been debated in what is known as the person- situation debate . The dispositional approach: focuses on individuals dispositions and personalities. Individuals possess stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviors. The situational approach: characteristics of the organizational setting such as rewards and punishment influence people"s feelings, attitudes and behaviour, many studies have shown that situational factors such as the characteristics of work tasks predict job satisfaction. The interactionist approach: organizational behaviour is a function of both dispositions and the situation, to predict and understand organizational behaviour, we need to know something about an individual"s personality and the work setting.

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