Personality And Values Chapter 4

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what is the definition of personality?

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The sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with other.

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what is the definition of hereditary?

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factors determined at conception one's biological physiological and inherent psychological makeup

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what is the definition of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(MBTI)?

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A personality test that taps 4 characteristics and classifies people into 1of 16 personality types.

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what are the 4 types of personality characteristics

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extraversed vs introverted, sensing vs intuitive, thinking vs feeling, judging vs perceiving

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what is the MBTI extraverted vs introverted?

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extraverted vs introverted : Extraverted individuals are outgoing, sociable and assertive . Introverts are quite and shy.

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what is the MBTI sensing vs intuitive?

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sensing types are practical and prefer routine and order. They focus on details. Intuitives rely on unconscious processes and look at the big picture

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what is MBTI characteristic of thinking vs feeling?

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Thinking types use reason and logic to handle problems. Feeling types rely on their personal values and emotions.

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what is MBTI characteristic of judging vs perceiving

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judging types want to control and prefer their world to be ordered and structured. Perceiving types are flexible and spontaneous

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what is the big five personality model?

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a personality assessment model that taps 5 basic dimensions.

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what is the big 5 personality model of extraversion?

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a personality dimension describing someone who is sociable, gregarious and assertive

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what is the big 5 personality model of agreeableness?

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the dimension refers to an individual who is good natured cooperative and trusting .

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what is the big 5 personality model of conscientiousness?

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a personality dimension that describes someone who is responsible dependable persistent and organized.

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what is the big 5 personality model of emotional stability ?

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the emotional stability often labeled by its converse, neuroticism taps a persons ability to withstand stress. People with positive emotional stability tend to be calm, self confident, and secure. Those with high negative scores tend to be nervous anxious, depressed and insecure.

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what is the big 5 personality model of openness to experience?

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the openness to experience dimension addresses one range of interests fascination and novelty. Extremely open people are creative curious, and artistically sensitive. Those at the other end of the openness category are conventional and find comfort in the familiar.

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what is the definition of core self-evaluation?

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the degree to which an individual likes or dislikes him or herself weather the person sees him or herself as capable and effective, and weather the person feels in control of his or her environment or powerless over the environment.

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what is the definition of machiavellianism?

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The degree to which an individual is pragmatic maintains emotional distance and believes that ends can justify means.

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what is the definition of the personality trait of Narcissism?

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The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.

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what is the definition of the personality trait of self-monitoring?

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A personality trait that measures an individual ability to adjust his or her behavior to external situational factors.

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what is the definition of the personality trait of type a personality?

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agressive involvement in a chronic , incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time aqnd , if necessary, against the opposing efforts of other things or other people.
type A's are 1) are always moving , walking and eating rapidly
2) feel impatient with the rate at which most events take place
3)strive to think or do two or more things at once
4) cannot cope with leisure time
5) are obsessed with numbers, measuring thier success in terms of how many or how much of everything they acquire.

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what is defined as value in the organizational behavior system?

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Basic convictions that specific mode of conduct or end-state of existance is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end -state of existence.

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define the generational values of veterans?

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these are individuals that enetered the workforce is the early 50's and 60's and a re hardworking , conservative conforming; loyalty to the organization

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define the generational values of boomers?

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these people entered the workforce from 65-85 thier age is around 40-60 and they are success, achievement , ambition dislike of rules; loyalty to careers

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define the generational values of xers?

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these are individuals that entered the workforce from 85-2000 at the age of late 20 to early 40, they work/balance , team oriented dislike of rules; loyalty to relationships

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define the generational values of nexters?

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enetered the workforce from 2000 to present at the age of under 30 and work values are confident financially success, self reliant but team oriented; loyalty to both self and relationships.

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what is the personal job-fit theory

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A theory that identifies six personality types and prposes that the fit between personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction and turnover.

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what are hofstede's Framework for Assessing cultures ?

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power distance, individualism vs collectivism, masculinity vs femininity, uncertainty avoidance, long-term vs short term orientation.

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what is the definition of power distance?

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a natural culture attribute that describes the extend to which a society accepts that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally.

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what is the definition of individualism?

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a national culture attribute that describes the degree to which people prefer to act as individuals rather than as members of groups.

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what is the definition of collectivism?

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A national culture attribute that describes a tight social framework in which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after them and protect them.

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what is the definition of masculinity?

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a national culture attribute that describes the extent to which the culture favors traditional masculine work roles of achievement, power and control. Societal values are characterized by assertiveness and materialism.

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what is the definition of femininity?

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A national culture attribute that has little differentiation between male and female roles, where women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects of the society.

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what is the definition of uncertainty avoidance?

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a national culture attribute that describes the extent to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them.

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what is the definition of long-term orientation?

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a national culture attribute that emphasizes the future , thrift and persistence.

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what is the definition of short-term orientation ?

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a national attribute that emphasizes the past and present, respect for tradition, and fulfillment of social obligations.