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Chapter 2: Individual Attributes and Their Effects On Job Performance
Chapter 2: Individual Attributes and Their Effects On Job Performance
• Personality differences
– Personality is the overall profile or combination of traits
that characterise the unique nature of a person
– It reflects how a person looks, thinks, acts and feels
– E.g. An introvert person is less sociable than an extrovert
– Personality is influenced by heredity (characteristics
inherited) and environment (cultural, social and situation)
8 dimensions of personality traits