Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chp 5 Mgmt 3680
Key Individual differences and the road to success
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| self concept | person's self perception as a physical, social, spiritual being |
| cognition | a persons knowledge, opinions, or beliefs |
| self esteem | one's overall self evaluation. deemphasize in collectivits(we) cultures and emphasize in individualist(me) cultures |
| Self Efficacy | belief in one's ability to do a task. efficacy can----performance cycles can spiral upward toward success or downward toward failure. |
| self monitoring | Proability to adjust his or her behavior to external, situational factors. Ideal place is in the middle. |
| organizational identification | organizational values or beliefs become part of one's self identity. you become the company. |
| personality | Sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others. Stable physical and mental characertistics that make a persons identity. |
| the big five personality dimensions( from the trait theory) | OCEAN. 1. Openness- Imaginative, broad minded 2. Conscientiousness- dependable, responsible 3.Extraversion- outgoing, talkative 4.Agreeableness- good natured, cooperative 5. Neurotic- emotional stability |
| Proactive Personality | action oriented person who shows initiative and perseveres to change things. identify opps, act on them, show initiative , take action. |
| internal locus of control | belief that one controls the events and consequences affecting one's life. attributes positive outcomes to their own abilities. Blames negative events on own shortcomings |
| Pros and con's of internal locus of control | Cons – may blame self for things out of your control. Pros – Greater positive work related outcomes |
| External locus of control | attributing outcomes to circumstances byond one's control |
| Pros and con's of external locus of control | Pros – Less self-esteem hits from poor outcomes Cons – Imposter syndrome(may feel like they do not deserve success they achieve. |
| ability | stable characteristic responsible for personal maximum physical or mental performance. |
| skill | specific capacity to manipulate objects. |
| intelligence | capacity for constructive thinking, reasoning, problem solving. |
| emotions | complex human reactions to personal achievements and setbacks that may be felt and displayed. |
| emotional intelligence | ability to manage oneself and interact with others in a mature and constructive way. |
| psychological capital | striving for success by developing one's self efficacy, optimism, hope, and resiliency. |
| resiliency | can be developed through deliberate practice. ability to handle pressure and quickly bounce back from personal career setbacks. |
| deliberate practive | a demaning repetitive and assited program to improve one's performance. |
| Wisemans 4 guidelines to improving luck: | 1. be active and involved 2. listen to your hunches about luck 3. expect to be lucky no matter how bad the situation 4. turn your bad luck into good fortune |
| Humility | considering teh contributions of others and good fortune when gauging one's success |
| Person and organization fit | Attraction-Selection-Attrition (ASA) Organizations attract and select individuals with similar personalities & values and lose individuals with dissimilar personalities & values. |
| Conscientiousness and job performance | ndividuals who are dependable, reliable, careful, thorough, able to plan, organized, hardworking, persistent, and achievement-oriented tend to have higher job performance in most if not all occupations.” |
| which of the following big 5 traits is the best predictor of job performance across MOST job types? | Conscientiousness |
| The trait theory | The trait theory suggests that individual personalities are composed broad dispositions or personality traits. The big 5 OCEAN |
| Humanistic theory | Humanistic theories of personality stress the basic goodness of human beings and the need to achieve one's full potential. |
| Core self evaluation(humanistic) | The degree to which an individual likes or dislikes himself or herself whether the person feels in control of his or her environment or powerless over the environment. |
| Self Monitoring | A personality trait that measures an individual’s ability to adjust his or her behavior to external, situational factors. |
| Social Cognitive Theory | n individual's knowledge acquisition can be directly related to observing others within the context of social interactions, experiences, and outside media influences. |
| Macheivelianism | Propensity to act out of self-interest. |
| Complex, challenging and autonomous jobs tend to enhance perceived self-efficacy while boring, tedious jobs tend to lower perceived self-efficacy | true |
| Low self-monitors are sometimes criticized for being on their own planet and insensitive to others. | true |
| Among the Big Five personality dimensions, conscientiousness had the strongest positive correlation with job and training performance. | true |
| An internal locus of control should be tempered with ___________ so that healthy characteristics such as self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-assessment don't turn into over-confidence, narcissism, and stubbornness. | humility |
| what occurs when organizational values or beliefs become part of one's self-identity. | Organizational identity |
| Regarding the Big Five personality dimensions, a person scoring high on __________ is outgoing, talkative, sociable, and assertive. | extraversion |
| _________ is a goal congruent emotion. | Pride |
| __________ is a goal incongruent emotion. | Anger |
| Summary | Personality can predict behavior personalities can be understood in terms of the big 5, core self evaluation, machiavellianism, self monitoring, and locus of control Personality is important in terms of person-job fit and person organization fit |
Created by:
jsmeltz2