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    This document discusses personality from several perspectives: 1. It examines theories around what determines personality - whether it is heredity, environment, or situation. It also discusses common personality tests like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Big Five Model. 2. It outlines some major personality attributes that influence organizational behavior like core self-evaluation, Machiavellianism, and narcissism. 3. It defines values and the importance of values in influencing attitudes, motivation, and behaviors. It discusses types of values and how values can impact ethical climate and behavior in organizations. 4. It briefly introduces Hofstede's framework for examining values across cultures.

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    This document discusses personality from several perspectives: 1. It examines theories around what determines personality - whether it is heredity, environment, or situation. It also discusses common personality tests like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Big Five Model. 2. It outlines some major personality attributes that influence organizational behavior like core self-evaluation, Machiavellianism, and narcissism. 3. It defines values and the importance of values in influencing attitudes, motivation, and behaviors. It discusses types of values and how values can impact ethical climate and behavior in organizations. 4. It briefly introduces Hofstede's framework for examining values across cultures.

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    This document discusses personality from several perspectives: 1. It examines theories around what determines personality - whether it is heredity, environment, or situation. It also discusses common personality tests like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Big Five Model. 2. It outlines some major personality attributes that influence organizational behavior like core self-evaluation, Machiavellianism, and narcissism. 3. It defines values and the importance of values in influencing attitudes, motivation, and behaviors. It discusses types of values and how values can impact ethical climate and behavior in organizations. 4. It briefly introduces Hofstede's framework for examining values across cultures.

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    Personality

    Consider the following quote….“Regarding behavior – forget about personality – it’s the
    situation that determines how someone will behave!”

    What is personality?

    The sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others,
    measurable traits a person exhibits.

    Personality Traits

    Enduring characteristics that describe an individual’s behavior.

    Personality Determinants
    § Heredity – so we’re born to be “just the way we are”?

    § Environment – oh, so it’s the environment instead?

    § Situation – or is it the situation that determines our personality??

    So – what determines your personality???

    The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

    A personality test that taps four characteristics and classified people into 1 of 16
    personality types.

    Ex) Extroverted vs. Introverted (E or I)

    Your score is a combination of four dimensions (e.g., “ENTJ”)

    The Big Five Model

    1. Extroversion (sociable, gregarious, assertive)

    2. Agreeableness (good-natured, cooperative, trusting)

    3. Conscientiousness (responsible, dependable, persistent, organized)

    4. Emotional Stability (calm, self-confident, secure under stress)


    5. Openness to Experience (curious, imaginative, artistic, sensitive)

    Major personality attributes influencing OB

    · Core Self-Evaluation (self-esteem, locus of control)


    · Machiavellianism
    · Narcissism
    · Self- Monitoring

    Values

    Definition: Mode of conduct or end-state is personally or socially preferable (i.e.,


    what is right and good)

    • They contain a judgmental element in that they carry the individual’s idea of
    what is right, good, or desirable.
    • Value System -- a hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual’s values in
    terms of their intensity.

    Note: Values tend be relatively stable and enduring


    • A significant portion of values are genetically determined. Other factors -
    include national culture, parental dictates, teachers, friends, and similar
    environmental influences.

    - Importance of Values
    • Provide understanding of the attitudes, motivation, and behaviors of
    individuals and cultures
    - Influence our perception of the world around us
    - Represent interpretations of “right” and “wrong”
    - Imply that some behaviors or outcomes are preferred over others

    – Types of Values
    • Terminal values = “desirable end states”
    • Instrumental values = “modes of behavior or means towards achieving
    one’s terminal values”

    Values, Loyalty, and Ethical behavior

    • Do ethical values and leader behavior impact the ethical climate in the
    organization?
    Values Across Cultures: Hofstede’s Framework

    • Power distance
    • Individualism vs. Collectivism
    • Masculinity vs. Femininity
    • Long term vs. short term orientation

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