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Unit 2 & 3-Individual-Behavior-Personality-And-Values
Unit 2 & 3-Individual-Behavior-Personality-And-Values
Unit 2 & 3-Individual-Behavior-Personality-And-Values
Personality, and
Values
McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2013 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Individual Behavior at OhioHealth
2-2
MARS Model of Individual Behavior
Situational
factors
Personality
Motivation
Values
Self-concept Individual
Perceptions Ability behavior and
results
Emotions &
attitudes
Role
Stress perceptions
2-3
Employee Motivation
S
M
A BAR
2-4
Employee Ability
2-5
Role Perceptions
S
M
A BAR
2-6
Situational Factors
S
M
A BAR
2-7
Types of Individual Behavior
more
2-8
Types of Individual Behavior (con’t)
Maintaining Work
Attending work at required times
Attendance
2-9
Defining Personality
2-10
Nature vs. Nurture of Personality
Influenced by Nature
• Heredity explains about 50 percent of
behavioral tendencies and 30 percent
of temperament
• Minnesota studies – twins had similar
personalities
Influenced by Nurture
• Socialization, learning
• Personality stabilizes throughout
adolescence
• Executive function steers behavior
guided by our self-concept
2-11
Five-Factor Personality Model
(CANOE)
2-12
Five-Factor Personality and
Organizational Behavior
2-13
Jungian Personality Theory
2-14
Jungian & Myers-Briggs Types
2-15
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Extroversion versus introversion
• similar to five-factor dimension
Perceiving information
• Sensing – uses senses, factual, quantitative
• Intuition – uses insight, subjective experience
Judging (making decisions)
• Thinking – rational logic, systematic data collection
• Feeling – influenced by emotions, how choices affect
others
Orientation toward the external world
• Perceiving – flexible, spontaneous, keeps options open
• Judging – order and structure
2-16
Values in the Workplace
2-17
Schwartz’s Values Model
2-18
Schwartz’s Values Model
2-19
Values and Behavior
Habitual behavior usually consistent with
values, but conscious behavior less so
because values are abstract constructs
Decisions and behavior are linked to values
when:
1. Have logical reasons to apply values in that
situation
2. Situation allows/encourages values enactment
3. Mindful of our values
2-20
In Search of Congruent Values
Scott Reed (far right) and his siblings joined the Chick-fil-
A restaurant chain because its strong family values were
compatible with their personal values. “Chick-fil-A’s core
values line up well with mine,” says Reed.
. 2-21
In Search of Congruent Values
2-23
Influences on Ethical Conduct
Moral intensity
• degree that issue demands ethical principles
Ethical sensitivity
• ability to recognize the presence and determine the
relative importance of an ethical issue
Situational influences
• competitive pressures and other external factors
Mindfulness
• actively evaluate whether action violates values
2-24
Supporting Ethical Behavior
Ethics training
Ethics hotlines
2-25
Cross-Cultural Values at Infosys
2-26
Individualism
High Individualism
The degree to which people
USA
value personal freedom, self-
Italy sufficiency, control over
India
themselves, being appreciated
for unique qualities
Denmark
Taiwan
Low Individualism
2-27
Collectivism
High Collectivism
The degree to which people
value their group membership
Italy and harmonious relationships
Taiwan
within the group
India
Denmark
USA
Low Collectivism
2-28
Power Distance
2-29
Uncertainty Avoidance
High U. A.
High uncertainty avoidance
Greece
Japan • feel threatened by ambiguity
and uncertainty
Italy • value structured situations and
direct communication
Low U. A.
2-30
Achievement-Nurturing
Achievement
High achievement
Japan
orientation
• assertiveness
China • competitiveness
USA • materialism
Nurturing
2-31
Cultural Diversity within the
United States
2-32
Individual Behavior,
Personality, and
Values