Lecture Organizational behavior – Chapter 3: Understanding individual attributes

Lecture Organizational behavior – Chapter 3: Understanding individual attributes. The contents of this chapter include all of the following: The landscape of OB, brief history of OB, OB as a science, stakeholder relationships, global environment.

3 Understanding Individual Attributes Neubert & Dyck’s Organizational  Behavior Chapter Navigator  Individual Attributes  Diversity and Surface Characteristics  Abilities and Personality  Core Self­Evaluations  Beliefs and Values Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Individual Attributes  Elements of Individual’s Behavior   Four Layers of Potential Influences on Individual  Behavior  Importance of  Understanding Individual Behavior  Example of Individual Behavior: Ursula Burns at  Xerox Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Diversity and Surface Characteristics  What is Diversity?  Social Categorization Theory  Stereotypes  Valuing Diversity  Diversity: Conventional OB Versus Sustainable OB Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Diversity and Social Categorization Theory  Diversity and Differing Attributes  Advantages and Disadvantages of Diversity  Social Categorization Theory – Used to Categorize  People  Diversity and Social Categorization Theory  Diversity: Conventional OB and Sustainable OB Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Stereotypes and Valuing Diversity  Stereotypes Defined  Implications of Stereotypes  Surface and Internal Characteristics  Valuing Diversity and Stereotypes  Sustainable OB and Valuing Diversity Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Abilities, Personality and Scales  What are Abilities?  What is Personality?  Big Five Personality Scale  Myers­Briggs Type Indicator (MBIT) Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Abilities and Personality  Physical Ability  Cognitive Ability  Define Personality  Type A Personality  Machiavellian Personality Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Big Five Personality Scale  Extraversion  Agreeableness  Conscientiousness  Openness To Experience  Emotional Stability Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)  Origins of MBTI  Focus on Description and Understanding  Includes Four Psychological Types  Missing Component: Emotional Stability  Hands­On Activity Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Core Self-Evaluations  What are Core Self­Evaluations  Locus of Control  Self­Esteem  Self­Efficacy  Addressing Core Self­Evaluations Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Core Self Evaluations and Locus of Control  Link to Innate Abilities, Personality Traits and Early  Life Experiences  Core Self Evaluations Defined  Elements: Self­Esteem, Generalized Self­Efficacy  (Self­Confidence), Emotional Stability and Locus of  Control  Locus of Control Defined Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc  Internal Versus External Locus of Control Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy  Self­Esteem Defined  Low Versus High­Esteem Individuals  Self­Efficacy and Generalized Self­Efficacy  High Versus Low Self­Confidence  Importance of  Understanding Core Self­Evaluations Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Beliefs and Values  What are Beliefs?  What are Values?  Theory X Versus Theory Y  Terminal Versus Instrumental Values  Values: Conventional OB Versus Sustainable OB Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Beliefs and Theory X and Theory Y  Beliefs Defined  Theory X  Theory Y  Theory Z  Sustainable Perspective on Theory X, Y and Z Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Values  Values Defined  Terminal Values  Instrumental Values  Values and Culture  Importance of Values Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc  ... Inc Individual Attributes  Elements of? ?Individual? ??s? ?Behavior? ?  Four Layers of Potential Influences on? ?Individual? ? Behavior  Importance of ? ?Understanding? ?Individual? ?Behavior  Example of? ?Individual? ?Behavior:  Ursula Burns at .. .Chapter Navigator  Individual? ?Attributes  Diversity and Surface Characteristics  Abilities and Personality ... Social Categorization Theory  Diversity and Differing? ?Attributes  Advantages and Disadvantages of Diversity  Social Categorization Theory? ?–? ?Used to Categorize  People  Diversity and Social Categorization Theory