QUESTION 1:

Based on the above case study and relevant theories, contradict between what employers want in employees (agreeable employees) and what employees actually do best (disagreeable employees)?

According to the question, let we discuss the contradiction of agreeable employees and disagreeable employees. Fisrt, let us go through the definition of contradiction so we will deeply understand the whole picture of what will be discuss in this question. Contradiction is define as; to assert or express the opposite of (a statement), to deny the statement of, or to be contrary to; be inconsistent with.[1] Based on the above case study, I noted a confusion of an employer in choosing the right behaviour in hiring the new employee.

Firstly, I would like to go through to agreeable employees. The agreeable employees is likely describe as employees who can easily discuss with, telorant, and can accept ideas without further argue. It is a norm for employer wanting agreeable employee. This is because, it is easier for them to make the final decision. It is also easier to negotiate with the agreeable employee for they will not questionning every single decision made by the employer. The communication process also can run smoother than working with disagreeble employees. For employer that have disagreeable employees, they actually taking the risk of building the conflict in decision making if they can’t find the understanding point between each team member. Disagreeable employee tend not to received all the idea without arguing first. They prefer to debate on it until they get the most satisfy answer for the idea proposed by their employer.

But, both behaviour seems to have their own pro’s and contras. Agreeable employees, tend to swallow all the idea propose by the employer and will not confident enough to voice-out their own idea even they know that it might be better than the one proposed by the employer. Thus,agreeable employees doesn’t always have the new and creative idea. Their idea, most of the time also influence by the employer and not from their own pure idea. They will not help much enough in bringing the innovation to the company. This is not a good situation for company who are working in the culture where new ideas must always come in order to survive in their field and to compete with other companies. Disagreeable employees which more difficult to handle seem can help the employer in order to gain fresh new idea or new invention. By always having new ideas, the company can adapt the business field in all time. Even if there is rapid changes in the way the business should run, the new ideas by the employees help employer to make a better decision.

Agreeable employees is needed for smoother discussion and ideas sharing, but disagreeable employees is needed in creating competitiveness in the company.

QUESTION 2

Often, the effects of personality depend on the situation. Explain using relevant theory job situations in which agreeableness is an important virtue, and others in which it is harmful?

As discussed earlier in Question 1, agreeableness does bring advantages for an organisation. In this question, I will share my opinion on where and when agreeableness is needed and didn’t. The term agreeableness can be define as; the quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses, the quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency, and resemblance; concordance; harmony; -- with to or between.[2]

Agreeableness is vital in the field where the business is run mostly through communication. In doing any discussion, the understanding between each team members is needed. It is not like we discuss a bit, and we suddenly accept the whole single things, but we create the connection of understanding a thing between each team members. By building the connection, we automatically building the tolerant and friendly situation which helps make the discussion process smoother and this will lead to a good decision. I will take the simplest situation to make you understand of what I am describing about the advantages of agreeableness. In a mathematics department, the lecturer itself sometimes might have problems in solving a math solution. In this situation, the head of the department, which usually have more experience in that field can, make a discussion to find the most suitable solution for the math problem. They will be misunderstanding during the discussion, but each person can represent their solution, and at the end of the discussion, the most logical solution will be accepted by the entire lecturer to be use to teach their students.

In contrast, agreeableness can’t be use in certain situation. For example, if a person works and the salary did not worth his work, which mean, he works more but he earn less, and he always shows improvement in his work, it is not worth for him to be pay less than what he had done. In this situation, the employee should fight for his right. He should not let the employer taking advantage on him. It is not wrong to fight for something that is surely ours. The employer can’t deny the facts that you did contribute to the success of the company and you should be pay for your effort. If you let the employer deny your right, you will loss a big opportunities in improving yourself. In other situation, for example, a designer designed a great car, but because he listen to much to the opinion of his employer, he willing to reject his own design even he aware that his design is far lot better than his employer.

Agreeableness is needed but we should know when the right situation to use it. We can show tolerance, and negotiate to decide the best decision, but we also need to aware what is needed what is doesn’t need in different situation.

QUESTION 3

In some research we’ve conducted, we’ve found that the negative effects of agreeableness on earnings is stronger for men than for women (that is, being agreeable hurt men’s earnings more than women’s). Why do you think this might be the case?

Men and women are different in the term of how they speak, talk, walk, or communicate with others. This question indirectly shows the way women adapt agreeableness is different from men.

Women are naturally gentle, soft-spoken and also love to use their body language to communicate with others. Eye-contact, and so-called caring voice tones often used to attract others in their conversation. In business field, we sometimes can’t deny those factors that women use in getting a business deal. Women will show their agreeableness at first sight, and after they feel that the understanding between them and the employer exist, they will try to convince the employer to accept their opinion or show that they are good, thus the employer can pay more salary.

Differ with men, they are more aggressive in showing their capability, and also talent. Accepting any opinions, and adapting fully agreeableness behaviour will show the feminize in men behaviour, which is not always prefer by men. So,when men adapting agreeableness, it lower the corporate value of himslef, which is not good in bringing his career into higher level. Men need to work based on their natural behaviour which is aggressive, and always wanting the best for them, for they normally have many responsible not only on themselves, but also people around them like family, parents, and also childrens.

Thus, the agreeableness does give advantages more on women rather than man. Its on themselves to decide which behaviour should they practice in order to success in their career and life.

REFERENCES

• Brainy Quote. (n.d.). Retrieved March 30, 2011, from BrainyQuote.com: http://www.brainyquote.com/words/ag/agreeableness128307.html • Inelation. (2010, October 1). Inelation's Blog. Retrieved March 30, 2011, from WordPress.com: http://inelation.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/is-agreeableness-of-the-employee-an-agreeable-addition-to-the-workplace/ • The Free Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved March 30, 2011, from The Free Dictionary by Farlex: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/contradict

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[1] The Free Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved March 30, 2011, from The Free Dictionary by Farlex: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/contradict

[2] Brainy Quote. (n.d.). Retrieved March 30, 2011, from BrainyQuote.com: http://www.brainyquote.com/words/ag/agreeableness128307.html

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