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Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven. Personality and Attitudes. Learning Objectives. Define the overall meaning of personality Identify the “Big Five” personality traits and the Myers-Briggs types Describe the meaning of attitudes and their emotional, informational, and behavioral components

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Chapter Seven

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  1. Chapter Seven Personality and Attitudes

  2. Learning Objectives • Define the overall meaning of personality • Identify the “Big Five” personality traits and the Myers-Briggs types • Describe the meaning of attitudes and their emotional, informational, and behavioral components • Explain the antecedents of work-related attitudes, the functions they perform, and how they are changed • Examine the major sources and outcomes of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and prosocial, organizational citizenship behaviors

  3. New recruits placed in high morale groups Relaxed orientation program Socialization by a good supervisor Timely/ consistent feedback Relevant training Challenging first job Steps Leading To Successful Organizational Socialization

  4. Descriptive Characteristics of High Scorers Core Traits The “Big Five” Personality Traits Conscientiousness Emotional stability Agreeableness Extraversion Openness to experience Dependable, hardworking, organized, self- disciplined, persistent, responsible Calm, secure, happy, unworried Cooperative, warm, caring, good-natured, courteous, trusting Sociable, outgoing, talkative, assertive, \ gregarious Curious, intellectual, creative, cultured, artistically sensitive, flexible, imaginative

  5. The Jung Theory Dimensions And The Meyers-Briggs Type Indicators Extraversion (E) Introversion(I) Judging (J) Perceiving (P) Where do you get your energy? Outgoing Interacting Speaks, then thinks Gregarious Quiet Concentrating Thinks, then speaks Reflective How do you orient yourself to the outside world? Structured Time oriented Decisive Organized Flexible Open ended Exploring Spontaneous

  6. The Jung Theory Dimensions And The Meyers-Briggs Type Indicators (Cont.) Sensing (S) Intuiting (I) Thinking (T) Feeling (F) What do you pay attention to and collect information on? Practical Details Concrete Specific General Possibilities Theoretical Abstract How do you evaluate and make decisions? Analytical Head Rules Justice Subjective Heart Circumstance Mercy

  7. Components Of Attitudes Emotional Informational Behavioral

  8. Influences On Job Satisfaction The Work Itself Pay Coworkers Promotion Opportunities Supervision Work Conditions Job Satisfaction

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