Individual Differences Personality Skills and Abilities Chapter 4

Individual Differences: Personality, Skills, and Abilities Chapter 4

Learning Objectives 1. Define personality and describe its role in the study of organizational behavior. 2. Identify the Big Five dimensions of personality, and elements of core self-evaluations and describe how they are related to key aspects of organizational behavior. 3. Distinguish between positive and negative affectivity and describe its effects on organizational behavior. 2

Learning Objectives 4. Define achievement motivation and distinguish between learning, performance, and avoidance goal orientations. 5. Describe Machiavellianism and the differences between morning and evening persons and their role in work-related behavior. 6. Differentiate between cognitive intelligence, emotional intelligence, and practical intelligence and explain their influences on behavior in organizations. 3

Personality § Definition § Interactionalist Perspective § Person-Job Fit 4

Measuring Personality § Objective Tests § Projective Tests § Test Properties • Reliability • Validity • Predictive Validity 5

Big 5 Dimensions of Personality § Extraversion § Agreeableness § Conscientiousness § Neuroticism § Openness to Experience 6

Work-related Personality Aspects § Machiavellianism § Achievement Motivation 7

Work-related Personality Aspects § Goal Orientation § Morning vs. Evening Persons 8

Intelligence Types § Cognitive § Practical § Emotional 9

Physical Abilities § Strength § Flexibility § Stamina § Speed 10

Social Skills § Social Perception § Impression Management § Persuasion and Social Influence § Social Adaptability § Emotional Awareness/Control 11