Organizational Behavior Individual Analysis
Individual Analysis Paper
MGMT 320 Organizational Behavior
Introduction
I want to begin this paper by stating what my initial thought was once I reviewed and analyzed all of the results, I can sum it up into one word – WOW! These results couldn’t be more dead-on than they are; about ninety-five percent of the results hit the nail on the proverbial head. Yes, I disagree with about five percent of the analysis, but overall, it’s amazing how accurate these scores reflect individuals various behaviors and management types and as I took these assessments, I kept thinking, “quite a few of these questions are somewhat ambiguous.”
Understanding your role as an individual within your organization, as well as the role of other individuals and groups will help aid in your understanding of your organization’s behavior and how to understand the various arrays of discipline associated with organizational behavior. Organizational behavior is defined as, “a field dedicated to better understanding and managing people at work.” (MetroState) Organizational behavior consists of both application and theory, with a focus on people within an organization. With that focus on people, organizational behavior deals with understanding how behavior affects individuals and groups within your organization. I believe that understanding your role, your affect on an organization’s behavior, in turn allows for a greater understanding of the others effectiveness regarding behavior and performance.
Therefore, the following self assessments were taken to help provide me with a better understanding as to how my personality, my temperament, my ability to self-monitor, locus of control, conflict handling, decision handling, communication under stress, and finally, emotional intelligence affect not only my role in an organization, but also those affects on other individuals or groups.
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The first assessment I completed was the International Personality Item Pool. What is personality? I
MGMT 320 Organizational Behavior
Introduction
I want to begin this paper by stating what my initial thought was once I reviewed and analyzed all of the results, I can sum it up into one word – WOW! These results couldn’t be more dead-on than they are; about ninety-five percent of the results hit the nail on the proverbial head. Yes, I disagree with about five percent of the analysis, but overall, it’s amazing how accurate these scores reflect individuals various behaviors and management types and as I took these assessments, I kept thinking, “quite a few of these questions are somewhat ambiguous.”
Understanding your role as an individual within your organization, as well as the role of other individuals and groups will help aid in your understanding of your organization’s behavior and how to understand the various arrays of discipline associated with organizational behavior. Organizational behavior is defined as, “a field dedicated to better understanding and managing people at work.” (MetroState) Organizational behavior consists of both application and theory, with a focus on people within an organization. With that focus on people, organizational behavior deals with understanding how behavior affects individuals and groups within your organization. I believe that understanding your role, your affect on an organization’s behavior, in turn allows for a greater understanding of the others effectiveness regarding behavior and performance.
Therefore, the following self assessments were taken to help provide me with a better understanding as to how my personality, my temperament, my ability to self-monitor, locus of control, conflict handling, decision handling, communication under stress, and finally, emotional intelligence affect not only my role in an organization, but also those affects on other individuals or groups.
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The first assessment I completed was the International Personality Item Pool. What is personality? I
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