Personality and Emotions

What is Personality?

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The Sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others.

The unique and relatively stable patterns of behavior, thoughts, and emotions shown by individuals.

Which personality will result in effective job performance?

Personality and OB

Personality characteristics create parameters for people’s behavior.

Will a shy person will be suitable for a marketing job?

PERSONALITY DETERMINANTS

Personality determined at birth? Result of individual’s interaction with

environment

Personality is a result of HERIDITY ENVIRONMENT SITUATIONAL CONDITIONS

HERIDITY

Physical structure Facial attractiveness Gender Temperament Energy level Fear, shyness Consistency in job

satisfaction over the time. Inner or outer

Personality characteristics are not completely dictated by Heredity

Heredity plays an important role in the development of personality

ENVIRONMENT

Culture exerts pressure on our personality formation

Conditioning Family norms Friends Social groups

Heredity sets the parameters or outer limits, but an individual’s full potential will be determined by how well he or she adjusts to the demands and requirements of the environment.

(A good speaker remains quite as per need of the situation)

SITUATION

Personality changes under different situations – which may other wise be stable.

Personality should not be seen in isolation.

TRAITS

Trait may be defined as any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one individual differs from the others. Immaturity to Maturity

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Enduring characteristics that describe an individual’s behavior.

17,953 personality traits Research found 16 primary traits –

these are generally steady and constant sources of behavior.

Can be useful to predict individual’s behavior in specific situations.

HOW TO FIND PERSONALITY TRAITS?

MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATORS A personality test that taps four

characteristics and classifies people into one of 16 personality types.

No evidence that it is a valid measure of personality. It is widely used

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Personality Types

• Extroverted or Introverted (E or I)

• Sensing or Intuitive (S or N)

• Thinking or Feeling (T or F)

• Perceiving or Judging (P or J)

Personality Types

• Extroverted or Introverted (E or I)

• Sensing or Intuitive (S or N)

• Thinking or Feeling (T or F)

• Perceiving or Judging (P or J)

A most widely used personality frameworks

Sixteen Primary Traits

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BIG FIVE MODEL

Five key dimensions To find the role of personality in OB

Five personality traits (Big-five) related to job performance are

– EXTRAVERSION – Expressive style. One comfort level with relationships. How individual express themselves verbally and behaviorally. People behavior may range from quiet and reserved to talkative and outgoing.

– People with high on extraversion fit better with aggressive and team oriented cultures.

AGREEABLE -Interpersonal style. How individuals behave while interacting with others. Cooperative, good natured and trusting – to – cool, disagreeable.

People high on agreeableness will match up better with a supportive organizational climate

CONSCIENTIOUSNESS –Work style. How people work and meet responsibilities. Dependable, responsible, persistent and achievement oriented –to- general.

– EMOTIONAL STABILITY –How people express their emotions. Unemotional to highly emotional.

– OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE - Intellectual Style. How individuals learn, think, and decide. Imaginative, artistically sensitive, and intellectual.

– Fit better with pro-innovative organization

Personality Traits

Personality Determinants

• Heredity

• Environment

• Situation

Personality Determinants

• Heredity

• Environment

• Situation

People characteristics include shyness, aggressiveness, submissiveness, laziness, … Personality traits are constantly exhibited in variable situations.

Trait may be defined as any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one individual differs from the others. Immaturity to Maturity

Personality Types

Personality Types