Organizational Behaviour Chapter 2 PDF

Chapter 2 Personality and Learning Chapter 2/ Slide 1 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada Inc.  What Is Personality? Behavior is partly a function of people’s personalities. People have a variety of personality chara...

Chapter 2 Personality and Learning Chapter 2/ Slide 1 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada Inc.  What Is Personality? Behavior is partly a function of people’s personalities. People have a variety of personality characteristics. Personality is the relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts with others and how he or she feels, thinks, and behaves. An individual’s personality summarizes his or her personal style of dealing with others. It is reflected in the distinctive ways that they react to people, situations, and problems Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada Inc. Chapter 2/ Slide 2  The Five-Factor Model of Personality (FFM) People are unique and complex. However, there are five basic but general dimensions that describe personality: 1. Extraversion versus Introvert 2. Emotional stability 3. Agreeableness 4. Conscientiousness 5. Openness to experience Chapter 2/ Slide 3  Extraverts vs. Introverts Extraversion means the extent to which a person is outgoing and enjoy being with others (sociable) versus shy. Persons who score high on extraversion tend to be sociable, outgoing, energetic, and joyful. Introvert means the extent to which a person enjoy being alone. High extraverts enjoy social situations, while introverts avoid them Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada Inc. Chapter 2/ Slide 4  Emotional stability Emotional stability is the degree to which a person has appropriate emotional control. People with high emotional stability are self-confident and have high self-esteem. Those with lower emotional stability tend toward self-doubt and depression Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada Inc. Chapter 2/ Slide 5  Agreeableness This is the extent to which a person is friendly and approachable. More agreeable people are warm, considerate, friendly, cooperative, and eager to help others. Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada Inc. Chapter 2/ Slide 6  Conscientiousness This is the degree to which a person is responsible and achievement oriented. More conscientious people are dependable and positively motivated. They are orderly, self-disciplined, hard working, and achievement striving, while less conscientious people are irresponsible and lazy. Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada Inc. Chapter 2/ Slide 7  Openness to Experience This is the extent to which a person thinks flexibly receptive to new ideas and is accepting others opinion even if they are against them. More open people tend toward creativity and innovation. Less open people favor the status quo. Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada Inc. Chapter 2/ Slide 8  The Five-Factor Model of Personality NOTE The Big Five dimensions are relatively independent. That is, you could be higher or lower in any combination of dimensions. Also, they tend to hold up well cross-culturally. Chapter 2/ Slide 9