Individual Behaviour

Foundations of Individual Behaviour

Personal Factors Individual Behavior
Psychologic al Factors

Organizationa l Systems

Environment al Factors

PERSONAL FACTORS

BIOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Personal characteristicssuch as age, gender, and marital statusthat are objective and easily obtained from personnel records.

ABILITY, INTELLECT, AND INTELLIGENCE

Ability An individuals capacity to perform the various tasks in a job.

Intellectual Ability The capacity to do mental activities. Multiple Intelligences Intelligence contains four subparts: cognitive, social, emotional, and cultural.

DIMENSIONS OF INTELLECTUAL ABILITY

Number aptitude Number aptitude Verbal comprehension Verbal comprehension Perceptual speed Perceptual speed Reasoning Reasoning Memory Memory

The capacity to do tasks demanding stamina, strength, and similar characteristics. Strength Factors
1. Dynamic strength 2. Trunk strength 3. Static strength 4. Explosive strength

Other Factors Flexibility Factors

5. Extent flexibility 6. Dynamic flexibility 7. Body coordination 8. Balance 9. Stamina

THE ABILITY-JOB FIT

Employees Abilities

Ability-Job Fit

Jobs Ability Requirements

PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

PERSONALITY
The sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others.

LEARNING
Any relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result of experience.

Learning Learning Involves change Involves change Is relatively permanent Is relatively permanent Is acquired through experience Is acquired through experience

VALUES
Stable long lasting beliefs about what is important. An evaluative standard that defines what is right or wrong, good or bad, in the world

ATTITUDES
Evaluative statements or judgments concerning objects, people, or events.

PERCEPTION
A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.

Organizational Systems

 Physical Facilities : Infrastructure,

Ergonomics..

Organization Structure and design :

Hierarchy

Leadership : Vision, motivation Reward System : Incentives, Bonus,

recognition

Work related behaviour

Environmental Factors

Economic Social Norms Ethics Politics