Personality and Values
Personality
is the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with
others. It is partly genetic in origins; yet, personality can be easily measured by various
methods, including self-report surveys. When someone exhibits characteristics
consistently, we call them personality traits
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
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Most widely used personality assessment instrument
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100-question personality assessment
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Individuals are classified as:
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Extraverted or Introverted (E or I)
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Sensing or Intuitive (S or N)
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Thinking or Feeling (T or F)
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Judging or Perceiving (J or P)
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16 personality types in total
The Big Five Personality Model
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The Big Five personality traits are related to many OB criteria; each of the five
traits has proven its usefulness to understanding individual behavior in
organizations
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Extraversion
Better interpersonal skills, more emotionally expressive,
and greater social dominance leading to higher performance, enhanced
leadership, and higher job and life satisfaction
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Agreeableness
Better liked and more compliant and conforming leading
to higher performance and lower levels of deviant behavior
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Conscientiousness
Greater effort and persistence, more drive and
discipline and better organized and planned leading to higher performance,
enhanced leadership and greater longevity
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Emotional Stability
Positive thinking and emotions leading to higher
job and life satisfaction and lower stress levels
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Openness to Experience
Increased learning, more creative and more
flexible leading to enhanced leadership, more adaptability and training
performance
Other Personality Traits Relevant to OB
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Core Self-Evaluation
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People differ in the degree to which they like or dislike themselves and
whether they see themselves as capable and effective
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- Fall '07
- Bailey
- Personality Psychology, World War II, instrumental values
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