Appreciating Individual Differences Intelligence Ability Personality Core Self

Appreciating Individual Differences: Intelligence, Ability, Personality, Core Self -Evaluations, Attitudes, and Emotions Chapter Five Mc. Graw-Hill/Irwin © 2012 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2012 by The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

After reading the material in this chapter, you should be able to: LO 5. 1 Identify at least five of Gardner’s eight multiple intelligences, and explain “practical intelligence” LO 5. 2 Identify and describe the Big Five personality dimensions, specify which one is correlated most strongly with job performance, and describe the proactive personality. LO 5. 3 Explain the four components of Core Self. Evaluations. 5 -2

After reading the material in this chapter, you should be able to: LO 5. 4 Distinguish between self-esteem and selfefficacy. LO 5. 5 Explain the difference between an internal and external locus of control. LO 5. 6 Identify the three components of attitudes and discuss cognitive dissonance LO 5. 7 Explain the concepts of emotional intelligence, emotional contagion and emotional labor 5 -3

An OB Model for Studying Individual Differences 5 -4

Intelligence and Cognitive Abilities Intelligence 9 capacity for constructive thinking, reasoning, and problem solving 5 -5

Two Types of Abilities 1. General mental ability needed for all cognitive tasks 2. Unique to the task at hand 5 -6

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Linguistic Logicalmathematical Musical Bodykinesthetic Spatial Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalist 5 -7

Question? Jimmy can remember the order preferences of each of his clients. This the mental ability of ____. A. Word fluency B. Numerical C. Spatial D. Memory 5 -8

Personality Dynamics Personality 9 the combination of stable physical and mental characteristics that give the individual his or her identity 5 -9

The Big Five Personality Dimensions 5 -10

Question? If Clint is dependable, responsible, achievement-oriented, and persistent, he is demonstrating which of these Big Five personality dimensions? A. B. C. D. Extraversion Emotional stability Locus of control Conscientiousness 5 -11

Proactive Personality 9 someone who is relatively unconstrained by situational forces and who effects environmental change 5 -12

Personality and Job Performance Conscientiousness has the strongest positive correlation with job and training performance Extraversion is associated with success for managers and salespeople 5 -13

Advice and Words of Caution about Personality Testing in the Workplace 5 -14

Core Self-Evaluations Core self-evaluations represent a broad personality trait comprised of four narrower individual personality traits: 9(1) self-esteem, (2) generalized self-efficacy, (3) locus of control, and (4) emotional stability 5 -15

Self-Esteem Self-esteem 9 Belief about one’s own self worth based on an overall self-evaluation. 5 -16

Can General Self-Esteem Be Improved? Low self-esteem can be raised more by having a person think of desirable characteristics possessed rather of undesirable characteristics from which he is free 5 -17

Question? Bianca, a manager for Oil Traders, Inc. , has been offered a promotion. Her preference is to work in a culture where the correlation between self-esteem and life satisfaction is not strong. Based on what research tells us, which of these countries should Bianca choose? A. Canada B. Netherlands C. Japan D. New Zealand 5 -18

Self-Efficacy Self-efficacy 9 a person’s belief about his chances of successfully accomplishing a specific task Learned Helplessness 9 severely debilitating belief that one has no control over one’s environment. 5 -19

Self-Efficacy Beliefs Pave the Way for Success or Failure Figure 5 -20

Managerial Implications On-the-job research evidence encourages managers to nurture self-efficacy, both in themselves and in others Significant positive correlation between selfefficacy and job performance 5 -21

Locus of Control Internal locus of control 9 People who believe they control the events and consequences that affect their lives External locus of control 9 those who believe their performance is the product of circumstances beyond their immediate control 5 -22

Research Lessons Internals display greater work motivation. Internals have stronger expectations that effort leads to performance. There is a stronger relationship between job satisfaction and performance for internals than for externals. Internals obtain higher salaries and greater salary increases than externals. 5 -23

Question? Joe believes his past performance in college is due to the difficulty of courses he has taken and his bad luck in getting tough instructors. Based on this, Joe: A. B. C. D. has an external locus of control. is a proactive personality. is an extravert. has a low degree of conscientiousness. 5 -24

Emotional Stability Individuals with high levels of emotional stability tend to be relaxed, secure, unworried, and less likely to experience negative emotions under pressure. Those with low levels are prone to anxiety and tend to view the world negatively. 5 -25

CSEs, Its Component Traits, and Outcomes CSEs have been associated with increased job performance, job and life satisfaction, motivation, organizational citizenship behaviors, and better adjustment to international assignments. They also were linked to lower stress and reduced conflict. 5 -26

The Nature of Attitudes Attitude 9 learned predisposition to respond in a consistently favorable or unfavorable manner with respect to a given object 5 -27

The Nature of Attitudes Affective component 9 the feelings or emotions one has about an object or situation Cognitive component 9 the evaluation or belief one has about an object or situation Behavioral component 9 how one intends to act or behave toward someone or something 5 -28

When Attitudes and Reality Collide: Cognitive Dissonance Cognitive dissonance 9 psychological discomfort a person experiences what his or her attitudes or beliefs are incompatible with his or her behavior 5 -29

Cognitive Dissonance How people reduce dissonance 1. Change your attitude or behavior, or both 2. Belittle the importance of the inconsistent behavior 3. Find consonant elements that outweigh the dissonant ones 5 -30

Question? Alexa dreads going to work each day. She hates her job and her supervisor, but will not take time to look for a different job. She is experiencing ______. A. External locus of control B. Cognitive dissonance C. Internal locus of control D. Halo error 5 -31

How Stable are Attitudes? Three factors accounted for middle-age attitude stability: (1) greater personal certainty (2) perceived abundance of knowledge (3) a need for strong attitudes 5 -32

Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior Figure 5 -33

Positive and Negative Emotions 9 complex, relatively brief responses to particular information or experiences that change psychological and/or physiological states 5 -34

Positive and Negative Emotions Figure 5 -4 5 -35

Emotional Intelligence 9 ability to manage oneself one’s relationships in mature and constructive ways 5 -36

Question? Dave is not very patient with restaurant service and will often complain loudly if things don’t go as expected. He is not very high in _____. A. Aggressiveness B. Positive affectivity C. Emotional intelligence D. Behavioral attitude 5 -37

Emotional Contagion and Emotional Labor Emotional contagion 9 Someone’s bad mood sours your mood 9 Can literally catch another person’s mood or displayed emotions Emotional labor 9 Masking true feelings and emotions 5 -38

Video: Toying with Success: The Mc. Farlane Companies What personality traits do entrepreneurs like Todd Mc. Farlane possess that distinguish them from other individuals? Do you think Mc. Farlane has an internal or external locus of control? What cognitive abilities do you think contributed most to Mc. Farlane’s success? Why is the development of new products such as sports figures critical to the Mc. Farlane Companies? How important are self-efficacy beliefs and intelligence in the creative process that leads to new products concepts? 5 -39

Video Case: Generation Next Changes the Face of the Workplace What characteristics of Generation Y employees are so different from Generation X or Baby Boomer employees? How much responsibility for change should the organization take on and how much should the workers? What programs have you seen in the workplace today that are designed to address these issues? Do most employers recognize this as an important issue? 5 -40