Alethia St. John
Chapter 2 Homework
PMGT 385
May 27, 2015
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Case Study) Bill and Melinda Gates are the co-chairs and trustees of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Their foundations provide grants to other organizations to give people the chance at healthy and productive lives that they wouldn’t have if not for the help of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill and Melinda Gates have personality traits for each of the Big Five dimensions. Bill and Melinda show surgency personality dimensions. Specifically they demonstrate extraversion and high energy with determination. They are outgoing with the public and people within their foundation. They are also determined to make a difference and they not only talk-the-talk but they also walk-the-walk. They have been working towards achieving their goal of donating 95 percent of their net worth in their lifetime that will be about $100 billion. Bill and Melinda also show agreeableness. Specifically they show traits of sociability/sensibility and emotional intelligence. Melinda and Bill strive on building social relationships with the needy people around the world. Their sensitivity to help and make a difference in individuals lives that cant help themselves due to lack of money and resources is admirable. They are aware of the world around them that they could otherwise ignore because other than mentally they are not directly affected by it. Bill is avidly involved with his Melinda held AIDS babies and visited and comforted they Dying in India. Bill and Melinda use their social status and wealth to positively impact others lives which in turn positively impacts their lives as well. Bill and Melinda show traits of adjustment. Specifically they show emotional stability/self control, narcissism, and self-confidence. Bill shows he is stable and has self-control because