Personality-Job Fit Theory

a web source based on the studies and theory combinations of Carl Jung’s and Isabel Briggs Myers’ personality types. The test as composed of 64 questions that required me to answer as to my preference of response to various situations. The questions were on actions, feelings, needs, and thoughts. After completing the questionnaire, I was assigned a personality preference based on the answers that placed me in a category or personality type. The personality type was determined by my…

experience and using it to help build a unique personality and become a part of society. Unlike other species, studies show that humans need social interaction to live normal,healthy lives. Researchers in the mid 1800s to 1900s came up with six major theories of socialization, including the Erik H. Erikson’s 8 stages of development. Erikson looked at human development in a broader view and broke down the stages of life. The very first stage of Erikson’s theory occurs in infancy. Between the…

half years of employment history and my college education. I then submitted this resume with my application. Within a day I received an email requesting I submit my transcripts, showing that I completed the four prerequisite courses outlined in the job posting and GPA. After submitting those documents, I received a follow-up email explaining the next steps. The first thing to do was a two-part reading comprehension and depth perception test. If I passed those tests, I would be granted a…

two-factor theory of motivation posits that there are two distinct continuums on which beliefs of job satisfaction and job…

Name of Psychologist Jean Piaget Field of Psychology Developmental Psychology Main Contributions Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is his theory that he theorised that the person’s childhood plays a major role in his or her development as a person. In his theory there are 4 stages, Jean Piaget was inspired by that theory when he was observing his nephew and his daughter, he concluded that children are not less smart than the adults, but they think differently compared to the adults.…

Isabelle Myers. The MBTI is a non-judgemental tool used to sort people based on personality, where no trait is positive or negative. The test is self-administered with no time limit, no right or wrong answers, and sixteen possible outcomes. Each outcome, known as a type, has four representative letters. There are two possibilities for each “spot” in the type, creating sixteen total options. Each person’s personality type shows how they are most comfortable doing things such as communicating…

Organisational Theory (Classical and Human Relations Schools) Richard Branson’s business philosophy is based on the human relations framework that is described by the organisational theory (Chang 2014). The school focuses on issues that pertain to communication, leadership, motivation, and group behaviour. It posits that managers should possess appropriate skills to enable them diagnose the causes of human behaviour, interpersonal communication, motivation, and leadership at the workplace (Chang…

or rather acronym as one must say. This indicator stands for the principles of a basic personality test to see which and what categories one might fall in when thinking about applying for college, jobs, and just trying to find out who they might be. Myers-Briggs was constructed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers, which was based out of the theory that Carl Jung had proposed. His theory was on the 4 principle psychological functions that human beings experience in the…

Introduction The Meyers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a valuable tool to help understand your personality type so that you can develop better strategies to understand how you interact with the world around you. To develop leadership skills it is better to understand where you align on the MBTI grid to strengthen the skills you currently possess and to improve the ones that will help you succeed. Ethical decisions may not be an everyday occurrence in business, but to understand the foundation…

due to the pursuit of pride. Linda Wachner, the former CEO of Warnaco, is an example of a narcissistic personality (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p. 112). Designer Calvin Klein got in a lawsuit with Linda Wachner over a breach of a licensing agreement, and Calvin Klein reported of her unprofessionalism (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p. 112). However, Robbins and Judge (2009) report that Wachner lost her job due to a detrimental fall in stocks, but then sued Warnaco for a substantial sum of money. Even…