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BUAD309 Final
Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Personality | The sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others, the measurable traits a person exhibits |
| Myers Briggs type indicator | Most widely used instrument in the world. Participants are classified on four axes to determine one of 16 possible personality types, such as ENTJ. Each of the sixteen possible combinations has a name, for instance:Visionaries (INTJ) – original, stubbo |
| The big five model | extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stabilty, and openness to experience. |
| extroversion (big 5) | Sociable, gregarious, and assertive |
| agreeableness(big5) | Good-natured, cooperative, and trusting |
| conscientiousness (big 5) | Responsible, dependable, persistent, and organized |
| emotional stability (big 5) | Calm, self-confident, secure under stress (positive), versus nervous, depressed, and insecure under stress (negative) |
| openness to experience (big 5) | Curious, imaginative, artistic, and sensitive |
| Core self evaluation | The degree to which people like or dislike themselves Positive self-evaluation leads to higher job performance |
| machiavellianism | A pragmatic, emotionally distant power-player who believes that ends justify the means are manipulative, win more often, and persuade more than they are persuaded.Flourish when:Have direct interaction,Work with minimal rules and regulations,Emotions distr |
| Narcissism | An arrogant, entitled, self-important person who needs excessive admiration Less effective in their jobs |
| Self-monitoring | The ability to adjust behavior to meet external, situational factors. High monitors conform more and are more likely to become leaders. |
| Risk taking | The willingness to take chances. May be best to align propensities with job requirements. Risk takers make faster decisions with less information. |
| Type-A personality | Aggressively involved in a chronic, incessant struggle to achieve more in less time Impatient: always moving, walking, and eating rapidly Strive to think or do two or more things at once Cannot cope with leisure time Obsessed with achievement numbers |
| Proactive personality | Identifies opportunities, shows initiative, takes action, and perseveres to completion Creates positive change in the environment |
| Implications for managers | Personality Screen for the Big Five trait of conscientiousness,Take into account the situational factors as well,MBTI® can help with training and development Values: Often explain attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions Higher performance and satisfaction |
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