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Individual Behavior at Work

This document discusses individual behavior and personality in the workplace. It examines different views of personality including the nomothetic view which sees personality as fixed, and the idiographic view which sees personality as developing through environment interactions. Personality is determined by heredity, environment, and situations. Common personality trait theories discussed include the Big Five traits, Hans Eysenck's model of extraversion/introversion and neuroticism/stability, and Sigmund Freud's id/ego/superego model. The document stresses the importance of achieving fit between an individual's personality and their job, organization, and coworkers to maximize compatibility and minimize incompatibility.

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Individual Behavior at Work

This document discusses individual behavior and personality in the workplace. It examines different views of personality including the nomothetic view which sees personality as fixed, and the idiographic view which sees personality as developing through environment interactions. Personality is determined by heredity, environment, and situations. Common personality trait theories discussed include the Big Five traits, Hans Eysenck's model of extraversion/introversion and neuroticism/stability, and Sigmund Freud's id/ego/superego model. The document stresses the importance of achieving fit between an individual's personality and their job, organization, and coworkers to maximize compatibility and minimize incompatibility.

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Individual Behavior at Work

FREDERICK A. IGNACIO
Danang University of Economics
October 3, 2011
Question
What makes you unique as an
individual?
Behavior at Work
Influences
Stress and
Change
Personality
Attitude
Perception
Ability

The total pattern of characteristics ways
of thinking, feeling and behaving that
constitute the individuals distinctive
method of relating to the environment.

OR
Nomothetic View

Personality is more or
less fixed, and that
various elements of
personality are the
same from individual
to individual.
Idiographic View

Personality develops
through interaction
with the environment
and in accordance
with how the
individual sees
himself.
Personality Determinants
Heredity

Those factors that
were determined at
conception- physical
stature, facial
attractiveness,
gender, etc.
Personality Determinants
Environment

Factors which include
early conditioning, norms
among family, friends, and
social groups, among
others.
Personality Determinants
Situation

Situation can
sometimes influence
which determines
which aspect of
personality will come
into play.
Personality Traits
Traits

These are consistently observable
properties, or the tendency of a person to
behave in a particular way. Individual
personality is simply the pick and mix
from a range of possible traits.
Trait 1 Trait 2 Trait Clusters
+ =
Trait Clusters
Personality
Types
=

Activity
What kind of
personality do you
have?
Types of Personality Traits
Big Five

Openness to Experience vs Not Open
Conscientiousness vs undirectedness
Extraversion vs Introversion
Agreeableness vs Antagonism
Neuroticism vs Emotional Stability
Refer to p 118
Types of Personality Traits
Hans Eysenck


Extroversion Introversion
Neuroticism Stability
Types of Personality Traits
Sigmund Freud

1. Id consists of the
instinctive, hedonistic part of
self
2. Superego the conscience of
the self
3. Ego decision making part of
our personality.

Achieving Personality Fit
The person-job fit

The person-organization fit

The person-person fit
In case of incompatibility
Restore compatibility
Achieve compromise
Remove the incompatible personality

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