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Individual Differences Personality, Values & Diversity Chapter# 3

Individual Differences Personality, Values & Diversity Chapter# 3

Chapter # 3 Chapter Outline n n Self Awareness and its components. Personality and

Chapter # 3 Chapter Outline n n Self Awareness and its components. Personality and measuring your personality type Types of Values and importance Diversity and its importance for Organization Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 2

Self Awareness p The degree to which a person is aware of his own

Self Awareness p The degree to which a person is aware of his own behaviors, styles, biases and personality traits. Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 3

Components of Self Awareness p Self-concept: n p Self-esteem: n p The view a

Components of Self Awareness p Self-concept: n p Self-esteem: n p The view a person hold about oneself. i. e. what kind of person he is physically, spiritually, socially and morally. A belief of one’s own worth based on an overall evaluation. Self-efficacy: n An individual’s belief about the likelihood of successfully completing a specific task. Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PGC 4

What is Personality? p The dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems

What is Personality? p The dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustments to his environment. - Gordon Allport. p The sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others, the measurable traits a person exhibits. p The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character. Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 5

Measuring Personality p Two dominant frameworks used to describe personality: n Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Measuring Personality p Two dominant frameworks used to describe personality: n Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) n Big Five Model Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 6

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator p p Most widely used instrument in the world. Participants

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator p p Most widely used instrument in the world. Participants are classified on four axes to determine of 16 possible personality types, such as ENTJ. Sociable and Assertive Introverted (I) Extroverted (E) Practical and Orderly Sensing (S) Use Reason and Logic Intuitive (N) Thinking (T) Want Order & Structure Quiet and Shy Judging (J) Unconscious Processes Feeling (F) Uses Values & Emotions Perceiving (P) Flexible and Spontaneous 7 Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT

The Big Five Model of Personality Dimensions Extroversion • Sociable, gregarious, and assertive •

The Big Five Model of Personality Dimensions Extroversion • Sociable, gregarious, and assertive • Good-natured, cooperative, and trusting Agreeableness Conscientiousness • Responsible, dependable, persistent, and organized Emotional Stability • Calm, self-confident, secure under stress (positive), versus nervous, depressed, and insecure under stress (negative) Openness to Experience • Curious, imaginative, artistic, and sensitive Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 8

Other Personality Traits Relevant to OB p Machiavellianism n n A pragmatic, emotionally distant

Other Personality Traits Relevant to OB p Machiavellianism n n A pragmatic, emotionally distant power-player who believes that ends justify the means. High Machs are manipulative, win more often, and persuade more than they are persuaded. Flourish when: p p Have direct interaction Work with minimal rules and regulations Emotions distract others Narcissism n n An arrogant, entitled, self-important person who needs excessive admiration. Less effective in their jobs. Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 9

Values p p Broad preferences relating to appropriate course of actions or outcomes. Basic

Values p p Broad preferences relating to appropriate course of actions or outcomes. Basic convictions on how to conduct yourself or how to live your life that is personally or socially preferable – “How To” live life properly. Importance of Values Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 10

Classifying Values p Terminal Values n p Desirable end-states of existence; the goals that

Classifying Values p Terminal Values n p Desirable end-states of existence; the goals that a person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime Instrumental Values n Preferable modes of behavior or means of achieving one’s terminal values Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 11

Values in the Rokeach Survey E X H I B I T 4– 3

Values in the Rokeach Survey E X H I B I T 4– 3 Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 12

Values across cultures p Power Distance: n p Individualism-Collectivism: n p The extent to

Values across cultures p Power Distance: n p Individualism-Collectivism: n p The extent to which a society accepts that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally. The tendency of a culture to emphasize either individual or group interests. Masculinity-Femininity n The extent to which the society values work roles of achievement, power, and control, and where assertiveness and materialism are also valued Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 13

Values across cultures (Continued) p Uncertainty Avoidance: n p The extent to which a

Values across cultures (Continued) p Uncertainty Avoidance: n p The extent to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them Long-term or short-term Orientation: n A tendency of culture to emphasize values associated with the future such as thrift, and persistence or values associated with the present. Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 14

Diversity Proposed reading from course pack page#: 45 -51 Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 15

Diversity Proposed reading from course pack page#: 45 -51 Prof. Jahanzaib Yousaf, PCIT 15