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    Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Management

    Term : 1

    Subject:OBHRM

    FACULTY: DR. RAMESH M SWAMY


    Alliance University: Executive PGDM
    Chapter 3
    Personality,

    Dr. Ramesh M Swamy


    Variables Influencing
    Individual Behavior
    The Person
    • skills & abilities
    • personality
    • perception
    • attribution
    • attitudes
    • values
    • ethics
    Variables Influencing
    Individual Behavior
    The Person
    • skills & abilities The Environment
    • personality • organization
    • perception • work group
    • attribution • job
    • attitudes • personal life
    • values
    • ethics
    Variables Influencing
    Individual Behavior
    The Person
    • skills & abilities The Environment
    • personality • organization
    • perception • work group
    • attribution • job
    • attitudes • personal life
    • values
    • ethics

    Behavior
    Interactional Psychology
    Approach
    The Person
    • skills & abilities The Environment
    • personality • organization
    • perception • work group
    • attribution • job
    • attitudes • personal life
    • values
    • ethics

    Behavior

    B = f(P,E)
    Definition of Personality

    Personality - A relatively stable set of


    characteristics that influences an
    individual’s behavior
    Personality Theories

    Trait Theory - understand individuals by breaking


    down behavior patterns into observable traits
    Psychodynamic Theory - emphasizes the
    unconscious determinants of behavior
    Humanistic Theory - emphasizes individual
    growth and improvement
    Integrative Approach - describes personality as
    a composite of an individual’s psychological
    processes
    Big Five Personality Traits

    Extraversion Gregarious, assertive,


    sociable
    Agreeableness Cooperative, warm,
    agreeable
    Conscientiousness Hardworking, organized,
    dependable
    Emotional stability Calm, self-confidant,
    cool
    Openness to Creative, curious,
    Experience cultured

    Sources: P.T. Costa and R. R. McCrae, The NEO_PI Personality Inventory (Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment
    Resources, 1992) and J.F. Salgado, “The Five Factor Model of Personality and Job Performance in the European
    Community,” Journal of Applied Psychology, 82 (1997): 30-43.)
    Personality Characteristics
    in Organizations
    Locus of Control
    Internal External
    People and
    I control what
    circumstances control
    happens to me!
    my fate!
    Personality Characteristics
    in Organizations
    Self-Efficacy - belief and expectations about one’s
    ability to accomplish a specific task effectively
    Sources of self-efficacy
     Prior experiences
     Behavior models (observing success)
     Persuasion
     Assessment of current physical & emotional
    capabilities
    Personality Characteristics
    in Organizations
    Self - Esteem
    Feelings of Self Worth

    Success tends Failure tends


    to increase to decrease
    self-esteem self-esteem
    Personality Characteristics
    in Organizations
    Self - Monitoring
    Behavior based on cues from people & situations
     High self monitors  Low self monitors
     flexible: adjust  act from internal
    behavior according states rather than
    from situational cues
    to the situation and
    the behavior of  show consistency
    others  less likely to respond
     can appear to work group norms
    or supervisory
    unpredictable & feedback
    inconsistent
    Personality Characteristics
    in Organizations
    Positive Affect - An individual’s
    tendency to accentuate the
    positive aspects of oneself, other
    people, and the world in general
    Negative Affect - An individual’s
    tendency to accentuate the
    negative aspects of oneself, other
    people, and the world in general
    Personality Characteristics
    in Organizations
    A strong
    situation can
    overwhelm the effects
    of individual personalities
    by providing strong cues
    for appropriate
    behavior
    Personality Characteristics
    in Organizations

    Strong
    personalities
    will dominate
    in a weak
    situation
    How is Personality Measured?

    Projective Test - elicits an individual’s response to


    abstract stimuli
    Behavioral Measures - personality assessments that
    involve observing an individual’s behavior in a
    controlled situation
    Self-Report Questionnaire - assessment involving an
    individual’s responses to questions
    Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - instrument
    measuring Jung’s theory of individual differences.
    Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

     Based on Carl Jung’s work


     People are fundamentally different
     People are fundamentally alike
     People have preference combinations for
    extraversion/introversion, perception,
    judgment
     Briggs& Myers developed the MBTI to
    understand individual differences
    MBTI Preferences

    Preferences Represents

    Extraversion Introversion How one


    re-energizes
    Sensing Intuiting How one gathers
    information
    Thinking Feeling How one makes
    decisions
    Judging Perceiving How one orients to the
    outer world
    CASE STUDY DISCUSSED

    1.Ela R Bhatt –The Gentle Revolutinary


    2. Not your Stereotypical CEO

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