OB PERSONALITY
Organizational Behaviour (2)
Personality
Personality
A manager can perform his tasks satisfactorily only by developing a fair degree of understanding of the people around him
Any attempt to learn why people behave as they do in organizations require some understanding of individual differences
Environment has a much greater effect than it is believed. The implications for organizations are important
Prof. Neetha Gilganchi
It means that large areas of human behaviour are modifiable
Organizational design, training and development can have a profound impact on the behaviour of the members of an organization
Prof. Neetha Gilganchi
Personality is an individual’s total sense of self, it is an organizing force for the persons particular pattern of exhibited traits and behaviours
Personality can be described as how a person affects others, how he understands and views himself and his pattern of inner and outer measurable traits Prof. Neetha Gilganchi
Understanding personality means to understand both what that individual has in common and what makes that particular individual unique, with a set of attitudes and values and a self concept Understanding Personality is influenced by the personal life and where an individual is working
Prof. Neetha Gilganchi
The Person-Situation Controversy
Is personality real?
Stable traits do exist that lead people to behave consistently
Research comparing the personalities of identical twins
To what extent is personality responsible for how we behave?
Interactionists’ perspectives
Person-job fit
Closer the fit, more the productivity
Prof. Neetha Gilganchi and job satisfaction
Psychological Contract
Psychological contract is generally unwritten and implicit
It acts as a reminder to both- keep it fair, equitable and updated
Social contract- collective
psychological
Personality
Personality
A manager can perform his tasks satisfactorily only by developing a fair degree of understanding of the people around him
Any attempt to learn why people behave as they do in organizations require some understanding of individual differences
Environment has a much greater effect than it is believed. The implications for organizations are important
Prof. Neetha Gilganchi
It means that large areas of human behaviour are modifiable
Organizational design, training and development can have a profound impact on the behaviour of the members of an organization
Prof. Neetha Gilganchi
Personality is an individual’s total sense of self, it is an organizing force for the persons particular pattern of exhibited traits and behaviours
Personality can be described as how a person affects others, how he understands and views himself and his pattern of inner and outer measurable traits Prof. Neetha Gilganchi
Understanding personality means to understand both what that individual has in common and what makes that particular individual unique, with a set of attitudes and values and a self concept Understanding Personality is influenced by the personal life and where an individual is working
Prof. Neetha Gilganchi
The Person-Situation Controversy
Is personality real?
Stable traits do exist that lead people to behave consistently
Research comparing the personalities of identical twins
To what extent is personality responsible for how we behave?
Interactionists’ perspectives
Person-job fit
Closer the fit, more the productivity
Prof. Neetha Gilganchi and job satisfaction
Psychological Contract
Psychological contract is generally unwritten and implicit
It acts as a reminder to both- keep it fair, equitable and updated
Social contract- collective
psychological