Personality and Emotions

What is Personality?
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Sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others. unique and relatively stable patterns of behavior, thoughts, and emotions shown by individuals.

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Which personality will result in effective job performance?

Personality and OB

Will a shy person will be suitable for a marketing job?

Personality characteristics create parameters for peoples behavior.

PERSONALITY DETERMINANTS

Personality

determined at birth? Result of individuals interaction with environment Personality is a result of HERIDITY ENVIRONMENT SITUATIONAL CONDITIONS

HERIDITY
Physical

structure Facial attractiveness Gender Temperament Energy level Fear, shyness Consistency in job satisfaction over the time. Inner or outer

Personality

characteristics are not completely dictated by Heredity

Heredity

plays an important role in the development of personality

ENVIRONMENT
Culture

exerts pressure on our personality formation Conditioning Family norms Friends Social groups

 Heredity

sets the parameters or outer limits, but an individuals full potential will be determined by how well he or she adjusts to the demands and requirements of the environment. good speaker remains quite as per need of the situation)

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SITUATION
Personality

changes under different situations which may other wise be stable. should not be seen in isolation.

Personality

TRAITS
Trait may be defined as any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one individual differs from the others. Immaturity to Maturity

PERSONALITY TRAITS
Enduring

characteristics that describe an individuals behavior. 17,953 personality traits Research found 16 primary traits these are generally steady and constant sources of behavior. Can be useful to predict individuals behavior in specific situations.

HOW TO FIND PERSONALITY TRAITS?

MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATORS

personality test that taps four characteristics and classifies people into one of 16 personality types. No evidence that it is a valid measure of personality. It is widely used

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator widely used personality A most

frameworks

Personality Types
Extroverted or Introverted (E or I) Sensing or Intuitive (S or N) Thinking or Feeling (T or F) Perceiving or Judging (P or J)

Sixteen Primary Traits

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BIG FIVE MODEL

Five

key dimensions To find the role of personality in OB

Five personality traits (Big-five) related to job performance are

EXTRAVERSION Expressive style. One comfort level with relationships. How individual express themselves verbally and behaviorally. People behavior may range from quiet and reserved to talkative and outgoing. People with high on extraversion fit better with aggressive and team oriented cultures.

AGREEABLE -Interpersonal style. How individuals behave while interacting with others. Cooperative, good natured and trusting to cool, disagreeable.
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high on agreeableness will match up better with a supportive organizational climate

CONSCIENTIOUSNESS Work style. How people work and meet responsibilities. Dependable, responsible, persistent and achievement oriented to- general. EMOTIONAL STABILITY How people express their emotions. Unemotional to highly emotional. OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE Intellectual Style. How individuals learn, think, and decide. Imaginative, artistically sensitive, and intellectual. Fit better with pro-innovative organization

Personality Traits
Trait may be defined as any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one individual differs from the others. Immaturity to Maturity People characteristics include shyness, aggressiveness, submissiveness, laziness, Personality traits are constantly exhibited in variable situations.

Personality Determinants
Heredity Environment Situation

Personality Types

Personality Types