Assignment 1: Personality Strayer University Kenneth Baez BUS322 January 25‚ 2013 Describe each of the ‘Big 5’ personality traits. For each trait‚ provide an example of how it might contribute positively to an individual’s performance. 1. Extraversion- A person that is extraverted is someone that is outgoing and full of life. Most people like to think of extraverts as those people in a social group that love to be the center of attention or outspoken. According to Kendra Cherry‚ writer
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE -Balaji Moorthy ________________________________________ Stay Hungry‚ Stay Foolish"- Steve Jobs (2005) A non-descript farewell message on the back cover of the Whole Earth Catalogue-1974 edition‚ when it became the closing line of Mr. Jobs’ commencement address to the Graduates of Stanford‚ went on to inspire many. And these words can best summarize my ideals. I would like to introduce myself as Balaji Moorthy‚ a young
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Many psychologists whom deal with personalities feel that there are five basic dimensions of personality‚ which most people call the “Big Five Personality Traits”. These traits are known to be Agreeableness‚ Conscientiousness‚ Extraversion‚ Neuroticism‚ and Openness. Many times these traits are examined through questionnaires‚ surveys‚ and tests to see exactly where a person stands. Agreeableness is a person that’s usually very cooperative‚ agreeable‚ and warm (Nelson/Quick). A person who usually
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Trait theories which assume the capacity of leadership is the personality acquired by nature‚ mainly concentrate on personal quality and characteristics. The successful leaders are always described as heroic‚ mythic with significant traits‚ such as charismatic‚ enthusiastic and courageous. It is based on the psychological level and discovered four characteristics around the Big Five personality framework which are ambition and energy‚ extraversion‚ conscientiousness and openness and high emotional
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1. Define and discuss the importance of the following traits associated with leaders: intelligence‚ self-confidence‚ determination‚ integrity‚ and sociability. Is this list all inclusive? a. Intelligence: Having a strong verbal ability‚ perceptual ability‚ and reasoning abilities; Leaders intellectual abilities‚ however‚ should not differ too much from their subordinates; Intelligence is also defined as a trait that significantly contributes to a leader’s acquisition of complex problem-solving skills
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1 1 of 55 PERSONALITY 2 2 of 55 Chapter outlines • Define Personality • Theories of Personality 1.Trait Theories 2.Psychoanalytic Theory 3.SocialCognitive Theories 4.Humanistic Theories • Personality tests • MBTI 3 of 55 2 questions • Why don’t people react in the same way to the same situation? • early life experiences • biological makeup • learning • Can we predict behavior? Does it depend on personality traits or on situation? • is personality assessment meaningful? 4 4 of 55
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Power Traits PSY 150/200C January 27‚ 2014 Karkoulian‚ S.‚ Messarra‚ L.‚ & Sidani‚ M. (2009). CORRELATES OF THE BASES OF POWER AND THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS: AN IMPERICAL INVESTIGATION. Journal Of Organizatinal Culture‚ Communications & Conflict‚13(2)‚71-82 I find it interesting that so much time is spent in the pursuit of power in the corporate world when‚ quite possibly‚ all that I must do is to ‘condition’ my own thought patterns‚ and I may have all the power
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References: ISFJ Personality Type. ( 2012). Retrieved from http://www.celebritytypes.com | Martinez‚ S Robbins‚ P.‚ Judge‚ A.‚ Vohra. (2011).Organizational Behavior. Pearson Education‚ Inc.‚publishing as Prentice Hall. | The Nurturer Wilson‚ P. F.‚ Pearson‚ R. D. (1995)
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Self-Efficacy: Is an individual’s cognitive estimate of his or her “capabilities to mobilize the motivation‚ cognitive resources‚ and courses of actions needed to exercise control over events in their lives”. (Wood and Bandura 1989) Some conceptual and Measurement Issues of Self-Efficacy - Reciprocal Causation of Self-Efficacy and Performance When trying to distinguish the social learning theory from many traditional psychological theories by emphasizing reciprocal causation among
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Personality The word personality itself derives from the Latin word persona that refers to a theatrical mask work by performers in order to either project different roles or disguise their identities. Personality is the unique combination of emotional‚ attitudinal‚ and behavioural response patterns of an individual. Personality can also be described as the psychological characteristics that both determine and reflect how a person responds to his or her environment. Although personality tends
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