Personality - Human Resource - Lecture Slides, Slides of Human Resource Management

Download Personality - Human Resource - Lecture Slides and more Slides Human Resource Management in PDF only on Docsity! 5 17 Personality Personality The unique combination of psychological characteristics (measurable traits) that affect how a person reacts and interacts with others. 18 Style of Decision Making Preference for Decision Making Preference for Gathering Data Judgmental (J) Perceptive (P) Thinking (T) Feeling (F) Introvert (I) Extrovert (E) Intuitive (N) Sensing (S) Myers Briggs Type Indicator Social Interaction 4 Dimensions* Preferences* *Combining dimensions/preferences results in 16 personality types. 19 The “Big-Five” Personality Model Extraversion Agreeableness Emotional Stability Conscientiousness Openness to Experience 20 Other personality insights Locus of control External locus: persons who believe that what happens to them is due to luck or chance (the uncontrollable effects of outside forces) . Internal locus: persons who believe that they control their own destiny. Machiavellianism (Mach) The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance, and seeks to gain and manipulate power—”the ends justify the means”. Docsity.com 6 21 Other personality insights (cont’d) Self-Esteem (SE) The degree to which people like or dislike themselves High SEs Believe in themselves and expect success. Take more risks and use unconventional approaches. Are more satisfied with their jobs than Low SEs. Low SEs Are more susceptible to external influences. Depend on positive evaluations from others. Are more prone to conform than high SEs. 22 Other personality insights (cont’d) Self-Monitoring An individual’s ability to adjust his or her behaviour to external, situational factors. High self-monitors: Are sensitive to external cues and behave differently in different situations. Can present contradictory public persona and private selves. Low self-monitors Do not adjust their behaviour to the situation. Are behaviourally consistent in public and private. 23 Other personality insights (cont’d) Risk-Taking The propensity (willingness) to take risks. High risk-takers take less time and require less information than low risk-takers when making a decision. Organisational effectiveness is maximized when the risk-taking propensity of a manager is aligned with the specific demands of the job assigned to the manager. 24 Assortment of non-cognitive skills, capabilities and competencies that influence a person’s ability to succeed in coping with environmental demands and pressures Emotional intelligence (EI) Self-awareness Self-management Social skillsSelf-motivation Empathy Docsity.com