...Finding the leader in you BUS 520: Leadership and organizational behavior October, 2013 Develop a profile of your personality characteristics and assessment results Personality traits are enduring characteristics describing an individual’s behavior. There are many personality types and at times it becomes difficulty to pin a person to just one type. More often than not a single person may possess different personality traits. The big five personality dimensions are; extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability and openness to experience (Schermerhorn, (2012). I am a strong willed person, I am compassionate and courageous. I do not give up easily and therefore I have a strong drive to keep going. I am more compatible with people that are fair and hardworking leaving little to no room for slackers. Summarize the results of the assessments completed for homework on week 1 The summary of the assessments done in week 1 indicated that I am a person with strong managerial skills that tends to be more transactional than transformational, in the leadership style. It is suggested that I can improve in my acceptance of change in general. I can also flourish better if I learn to delegate and become a leader rather than a manager. I must learn to trust that others can accomplish as much as I can though they may choose a different route to arrive to the same goal. I am not fond of schedules and limitations and therefore use intuition, an ability...
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...Personality and Values Organizational Behavior Chapter Outline I. Personality A. B. Definition of Personality Personality Determinants II. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator A. B. C. D. Extraverted/Introverted Sensing/Intuition Thinking/Feeling Judging/Perceiving III. The Big 5 Personality Model A. B. C. D. E. Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Emotional Stability or Neuroticism Chapter Outline IV. Other Personality Traits Relevant to Organizational Behavior A. B. C. D. E. F. G. Core Self-Evaluation Machiavellianism Narcissism Self-Monitoring Risk Taking Proactive Personality Other Orientation V. Values A. B. Definition and Importance Terminal vs Instrumental Values 1. Rokeach Value Survey Chapter Outline VI. Generational Values A. B. Dominant Values in the Workplace Linking an Individual’s Personality and Values to the Workplace 1. Person-Job Fit 2. Person-Organization Fit VII. International Values A. B. Hofstede’s Five Dimensions of National Culture 1. Power Distance 2. Individualism vs Collectivism 3. Masculinity vs Femininity 4. Uncertainty Avoidance 5. Long-term vs Short-term Orientation The GLOBE Framework for Assessing Cultures I. Personality ● Personality includes the relatively stable feelings, thoughts, and behavioral patterns a person has ○ ● makes us distinct from other people, and understanding someone’s personality gives us clues about...
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...RESEARCH BACKGROUND Job performance has been defined as ‘‘behavior or action that is relevant for the organization’s goals and that can be measured in terms of the level of contribution to goals that is represented by a particular action or set of actions’’ (Campbell, 1999; p. 402). According to Campbell and his colleagues (Campbell, 1990; Campbell, McCloy, Oppler, & Sager, 1993), job performance is a multidimensional construct consisting of eight dimensions, one of which is job-specific task proficiency. Job-specific tasks are the tasks that are most central to the job, or the tasks that distinguish one job from another. In this study, we focus on job-specific task proficiency or ‘‘task performance,’’ because these proficiencies are the most fundamental units of successful job performance. Thus, individuals must be successful at task performance in order to be successful at their jobs and therefore in an organization. According to Campbell, Gasser, and Oswald (1996) argued that rather than focusing on global measures of job performance, we should instead examine specific dimensions or facets of performance. Whereas significant progress has been made in expanding the criterion domain beyond simply capturing the formal task-related requirements of jobs, we suggest that further expansion of the criterion domain will likely yield stronger validity evidence for the Big Five. In the sections that follow, we first review the current status of performance criteria in a broad sense...
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...Personality & Values Organizational Behavior By: Rajitha Fernando Personality • The sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others • Most often described in terms of measurable traits that a person exhibits, such as shy, aggressive, submissive, lazy, ambitious, loyal and timid. (Personality traits) 2 Jungian Personality Theory • Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung • Jung proposed four main functions of consciousness: 1. Two perceiving functions: Sensation and Intuition 2. Two judging functions: Thinking and Feeling 2 • Each of the functions are expressed primarily in either an introverted or extraverted form • From Jung's original concepts, Briggs and Myers developed their own theory of psychological type, described below, on which the MBTI is based. 3 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. Dichotomies Extraversion (E) – (I) Introversion Sensing (S) – (N) Intuition Thinking (T) – (F) Feeling Judging (J) – (P) Perception 4 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Extroversion versus introversion • Extroverted individuals are outgoing, sociable, and assertive. Introverts are quiet and shy Sensing versus intuition • Sensing types are practical and prefer routine and order. They focus on details. Intuitives rely on unconscious processes and...
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...Hubungan antara kepribadian (the big five factor personality) dengan Organizational Citizenship Behavior pada Karyawan Tri Muji Ingarianti Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang RINGKASAN Sangat penting bagi perusahaan untuk memilih dan mempertahankan karyawan yang benar-benar berkualitas. Organisasi pada umumnya percaya bahwa untuk mencapai keunggulan harus mengusahakan kinerja individu yang setinggitingginya, karena pada dasarnya kinerja individual mempengaruhiu kinerja tim atau kelompok kerja dan pada akhirnya mempengaruhi kinerja organisasi secara keseluruhan. Kinerja yang baik menuntut “perilaku sesuai” karyaan yang diharapkan oleh organisasi. Perilaku yang menjadi tuntutan organisasi saat ini adalah tidak hanya perilaku in role, tetapi juga perilaku extra role. Perilaku extra role ini disebut juga sebagai Organizational Citizenship Behavior. Karyawan yang baik akan cenderung menunjukkan OCB (Organizational Citizenship Behavior), dimana OCB merupakan kontribusi positif individu terhadap perusahaan yang melebihi tuntutan peran di tempat kerja. Karyawan yang memiliki OCB akan dapat mengendalikan perilakunya sendiri sehingga dapat memilih perilaku yang terbaik untuk kepentingan organisasinya.. Beberapa riset menjelaskan bahwa kepribadian telah terbukti berpengaruh terhadap perilaku individu, baik dalam organisasi atau dalam kehidupan masyarakat. Kepribadian ini juga ikut mewarnai individual differences pada setiap manusia Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui...
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...Personality Essay BUS 322 Professor Hassan Yemer April 19, 2013 Big 5 Traits Personality is defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations. (http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Personality_psychology.html) Many contemporary personality psychologists believe that there are five basic dimensions of personality, often referred to as the "Big 5" personality traits. These Big 5 traits of personality are: extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness. Each trait can contribute positively or negatively on an individual’s work performance. I will describe each personality trait and how it can contribute positively on an individual’s work performance. Extraversion is characterized by sociability, assertiveness, emotional expressiveness and excitability. People who are high in this trait are often described as being outgoing and talkative, while those low in this trait are described as quiet and reserved. (http://psychology.about.com/b/2011/06/17/extraversion-psychology-definition-of-the-week.htm) So, if people are high in this trait, it might help to win the confidence of customers for business deals. Obviously this has a positive effect on both the company and the individual and will most likely...
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...ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Faculty Member Details: Dr. Prageetha G Raju Room No. D-203 Ph: 8790794397 E-mail: dr.prageetha@gmail.com Consulting Hours: Students can visit my room any time between 9 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. (only if needed) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Description: The management of complex organizations requires an understanding of the nature of human behavior in corporate and other organizations, styles of motivations, personality and perceptions, company leadership, power and authority, strategies of organizational design and change, teamwork, conflict and collaboration, and culture. Organizational Behavior explores individual and group behavior within work organizations and helps students understand, describe, and explain human behavior at work. Course Objective: The course shall be completed in 33 sessions and after completing the course the student will be able to: * Apply and analyze different concepts related to organizational behavior * Define the purpose and nature of the field of organizational behavior * Understand and learn how to Manage individuals for high performance by developing your understanding of individual and interpersonal behavior * Understand and learn how to manage groups for high performance through an exposure to theories, concepts, and principles of OB Prescribed Textbook: Organizational Behavior, Stephen P Robbins,Timothy...
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...1. What is organizational behavior (OB)? Using an OB model, please describe the three levels of analysis of organizational behavior and three types of variables. Organizational Behavior is the study that explores the effect of people, groups, and structure behavior within organizations, with the end goal of applying such information toward enhancing an organization’s adequacy. Using an OB model, there is three levels of analysis of organizational behavior are individual, group, and organizational. At the individual level of analysis, organizational behavior includes the investigation of learning, observation, imagination, inspiration, identity, task performance, cooperative behavior, and ethics. Then at group level of analysis, organizational behavior involves the study of group dynamics, group conflict, authority, power, standards, interpersonal correspondence, network, and roles. Lastly organization level of analysis, organizational behavior associates the examination of subjects, such as, organizational culture, cultural diversity, and technology. Furthermore, the three types of variables that correlated to the three level of analysis of organizational behavior are: input, processes, and outcome. Inputs are variables, such as, personality, group structure, and organizational culture that prompt procedures. These variables can project the future of an organization. Some of these variable also determined the advancement of employment relationship. Procedures...
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...Running Head: PERSONALITY TRAITS Personality Traits Big 5 Traits Following are big 5 traits of personality: Extraversion: Extraversion score is low then the personality of individual is reserved, aloof and retiring. If this score is high, the individuals are fun loving, sociable and talkative. So, if people are high in this score, it might help to win the confidence of customers for business deals that is good for their performance scores during performance appraisals. Neuroticism: If the score is low of this trait, the individuals are self satisfied, secure and calm. If this score is high, the individuals are insecure, nervous and worrying. For example, people with low score might help the individuals to attain the career goals effectively. Agreeableness: If the score of this trait is low, the individuals are uncooperative, ruthless and suspicious. If the score is high, the individuals are helpful, trusting and soft hearted. People with high score of agreeableness might attain cooperation of their subordinates in achieving performance goals due to their goodwill in the organization (Ewen, 1998). Conscientiousness: Individuals with low score of this trait are unreliable, careless and lazy. In contrast, individuals with high score are reliable, hard working and organized. So, high score individuals might help them to improve their performance through their hard work. For example, an individual with high score can complete...
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...Five Personality Leadership Dimensions August 15, 2015 Five Personality Leadership Dimensions Many of us were initially taught that leaders are born with a unique set of inherent traits and if you lack those traits at birth then your destiny is to be a follower. Later, we discovered within our job searches that multiple organizations require various styles of leadership. However, numerous corporations are utilizing “The Big Five Personality Traits” along with other supplements to determine which candidates would be the best fit for a specific job position. The Big Five Personality Traits consist of five key dimensions with characteristic behaviors measured along a continuum which is listed below (Smith, 2015 p.1): 1) Openness: measures your level of creativity and desire for knowledge or new experiences. 2) Conscientiousness: will measure your organizational skills, along with ability to make plans and follow them through. 3) Extraversion/Introversion: this dimension will measure sociability, outgoingness and your energy level within a crowd. 4) Agreeableness: this dimension looks at your level of empathy, friendliness and kindness toward other individuals. 5) Neuroticism: measures your levels of anxiety, irritability, temperament and emotional stability. Therefore, having an understanding of your personality traits prior to searching and accepting a leadership position would be highly beneficial and predictable of your happiness within an organization...
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...WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MBA PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR VENUE: POSTGRADUATE ROOM 3 DAY: SATURDAYS TIME: 11.30 AM - 2.30 PM LECTURER: DR ABDULAI KUYINI MOHAMMED Course description Effective management of human resources within organizations requires an understanding of various behavior and processes. Managers need to know why people behave as they do in relation to their jobs, their work groups and their organizations. This knowledge of individuals’ perceptions, motivational attitudes and behavior will enable managers to not only understand themselves better, but also to adopt appropriate managerial policies and leadership styles to increase their effectiveness. The focus of instruction in this course will move progressively through the individual, group and organizational levels of behavior and will examine the interrelationships of behavioral phenomena among these levels. In addition, concepts such as motivation, leadership and communication and their relevance to organizational behavior will be examined Objectives At the end of this course you should be able to: * develop your skills in analyzing organizational issues and developing appropriate recommendations to enhance organizational performance; * enhance your understanding of human behavior at the individual, interpersonal and organizational levels; * acquire knowledge about concepts and frameworks that can be used to build your management effectiveness; *...
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...Section DL1 & 001 The exam will have 25 multiple choice questions (3 pts each) and 2 short answer/essay questions (15pt & 10 pts). When you are responding to short answer/essay exam questions, keep the following in mind: • Use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation • Provide ample justification for all answers • Integrate knowledge gained from course material • Provide evidence for all assertions or claims • Apply course concepts Grading Short Answer/Essay Questions: Grades for written work will be awarded based on the level of understanding you demonstrate as follows: • A/A+ level: The correct explanation and application of concepts. Demonstrates an understanding of multiple factors that affect organizational behavior and integrates different levels of analysis in responses. Answer flows logically and is easily understood and concise • B/B+ Level: The correct explanation of the concepts along with a demonstrated ability to diagnose an applied situation using relevant course concepts. Answer flows logically and is easy to follow. • C/B- Level: Correct explanation and application of the concepts. • C-/D/F Level: Responses are partly or wholly missing or contain obvious mistakes You know you can improve your exam answer if: • You would have answered the questions in the same way before taking the course (i.e., no application of course concepts) • You do not provide a clear justification or rationale for your answer related...
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...Given Focus: Regulating individual behavior is the basic yet essential approach to managing organizational output. Analysis: Value and personality + other factors e.g. cultural or physical environments → Individual behavior → Organizational output Content 1. Organizational Output by Individual Behavior 2. Individual Behavior 2.1 Definition 2.2 Types & Causes 2.2.1 Task Performance 2.2.2 Organizational Citizenship 2.2.3 Counterproductive Work Behaviors 2.2.4 Joining and Staying with the Organization 2.2.5 Maintaining Work Attendance 3. Value & Individual Behavior 4. Personality & Individual Behavior 5. Conclusion 1. Organizational Output by Individual Behavior Some people say organizational output is affected by individual behavior. To examine the statement, let us firstly take a look at individual behavior. 2.2.3 Counterproductive Work Behaviors (CWBs) Counterproductive work behaviors are known as voluntary behaviors that have the potential to directly or indirectly harm the organization1. These behaviors can be intentional or unintentional and result from a wide range of underlying causes and motivations. The variety of acts that are considered CWBs has led to attempts by researchers to create a coherent typology of CWBs. One four-class typology of CWBs divided the CWBs into the following categories: 1. Production deviance - involving poor attendance behaviors like leaving early, intentionally working slow, or taking unnecessarily long breaks; 2...
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...MBA 105 Organizational Behavior Review Term 1, 2013 Final Exam This study guide should help you organize your preparation for the exam. The exam will consist of 40 multiple-choice questions (taken from the text and the class discussion). 1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior and Management What is Organizational Behavior? Why do we study organizational behavior? 2. Personality What shapes personality? What are some of the key dimensions of personality? Big 5: the five dimensions of personality Core-self evaluation, Type A personality Case: Warner Cable (A&B) 3. Perception What is perception? Factors that influence perception (e.g., personality, needs, etc) How to people make attributions(cues about the causes of behavior?: consensus, consistency, distinctiveness Common perceptual errors (e.g., Fundamental attribution errors, Self-serving bias, recency, and etc.) Exercise: Alligator River 4. Motivation Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Prosocial motivation Positive reinforcement Need theory Expectancy theory Equity theory Goal setting theory Characteristics of goals (e.g., easy vs. challenging; specific vs. vague) Job Characteristic Model(designing jobs to enhance intrinsic motivation ...
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...Hapuarachchi | 4/3/2015 | | Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 1.1 Purpose of the report 2 1.2 Personality 2 1.3 Methodology 2 2.0 Job Satisfaction 3 2.1 Definition and relationship to turnover 3 2.2 Locus of control 3 2.2.1 Definition 3 2.2.2 Internal LOC Vs External LOC 4 2.3 Two-Factor Theory 5 2.3.1 Definition 5 2.3.2 Motivators Vs Hygiene factors 5 2.3.3 Application of the theory 5 3.0 Organizational Commitment 6 3.1 Definition and relationship to turnover 6 3.2 Value Congruence 6 3.2.1 Definition 6 3.2.2 The effect of value congruence on the three types of organizational commitment 6 3.3 The Five Factor Model 7 3.3.1 Definition 7 3.3.2 The effect of the model on the three types of organizational commitment 8 4.0 Conclusion 9 5.0 Recommendations 10 6.0 References 11 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the report The purpose of this essay is to provide recommendations for the human resource practitioners to increase employee job satisfaction and organizational commitment in the company by taking into account the personality of an employee and his/her influence on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. 1.2 Personality Personality is defined as the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others (Robbins & Judge, 2012). In modern organizations, management has started to take employee’s personality in to consideration in order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of employees to improve...
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