OB Chapter 9

Communion Striving

Agreeable employees prioritize this which reflects a strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal relationships as a means of expressing personality. They focus more on getting along than on getting ahead.

Affective and Normative commitment

Conscientious employees have higher levels of both of these types of commitment.

Accomplishment Striving

Conscientious employees prioritize this which reflects a strong desire to accomplish task related goals as a means of expressing personality.

Continuance

Conscientiousness has no affect on this type of commitment.

Strongest

Conscientiousness has the ________ effects on the 2 OB outcomes.

Five dimensions of the BIG 5

Conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and extraversion.

Power Distance (high)

Culture accepts the fact that power is usually distributed unequally within organizations.

Uncertainty Avoidance (high)

Culture feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and relies on formal rules to create stability.

Individualistic

Culture is a loosely knit social framework in which people take care of themselves and their own immediate family.

Collectivistic

Culture is a tight knit social framework in which people take care of the members of a broader in group and act loyal to it.

Power Distance (low)

Culture prefers that power be distributed uniformly where possible in a more egalitarian fashion.

Long-term oriented

Culture stresses values that are more future oriented such as persistence, prudence and thrift.

Short-term oriented

Culture stresses values that are more past and present oriented such as respect for tradition and fulfilling obligations.

Uncertainty Avoidance (low)

Culture tolerates uncertain and ambiguous situations and values unusual ideas and behaviors.

Femininity

Culture values stereotypically female traits such as caring for others and quality of life.

Masculinity

Culture values stereotypically male traits such as assertiveness and the acquisition of money and things.

Openness

Curious, imaginative, creative, complex, refined and sophisticated.

Conscientiousness

Dependable, organized, reliable, ambitious, hardworking and persevering.

Positive affectivity

Extraverted employees tend to be high in ______________________ or a dispositional tendency to experience pleasant, engaging moods such as enthusiasm, excitement and elation.

Status striving

Extraverted people prioritize this, which reflects a strong desire to obtain power and influence with in a social structure as a means of expressing personality

Hofstedes 5 dimensions of cultural values

Individualistic vs. collectivistic, Power distance, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity vs. femininity, and short term vs long term orientation.

Agreeableness

Kind, cooperative, sympathetic, helpful, courteous and warm.

Neuroticism

Nervous, moody, emotional, insecure and jealous.

Differential reactivity

Neurotic people are less likely to believe that they can cope with the stressors that they experience.

Differential exposure

Neurotic people are more likely to appraise day to day situations as stressful.

Negative affectivity

Neuroticism involves this or the dispositional tendency to experience unpleasant moods such as hostility, nervousness, and annoyance.

External locus of control

One believes that the events that occur around them are driven by luck, chance, or fate. Many of the unhappy things in people's lives are partly due to bad luck.

Internal locus of control

One believes their own behavior dictates events. People are lonely because they don't try to be friendly.

Creative performance

Openness to experience is more likely to be valuable in jobs that require high levels of_______________.

The difference between personality and ability

Personality captures what people are like and ability captures what people can do.

Genetic(nature)

Personality is significantly affect by ________ factors.

Genes and environment

Personality traits are a function of both your ______ and _______.

Personality

Refers to the structures and propensities inside people that explain their characteristic patterns of thought, emotion and behavior.

Locus of Control

Reflects whether people attribute the causes of events to themselves or the external environment.

Cultural Values

Shared beliefs about desirable end states or modes of conduct in a given culture.

Extraversion

Talkative, sociable, passionate, assertive, bold, and dominant.

The BIG 5

The 5 broad dimensions that can be used to summarize our personalities.

Moderate positive

The relationship between conscientiousness and job performance and conscientiousness and organizational commitment are both

Hofstedes Theory on cultural values

Theory that employees from different countries tend to prioritize different values.