ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Personality
Presented By:

Shyam Pande
Executive MBA 1st Year 1st Semester October 31st, 2010
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Famous Personalities

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What is Personality?

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What is Personality?
When we talk of personality, we dont just mean that a person has charm, a positive attitude toward life, a smiling face, or is a leader, sportsperson, singer We always refer, express personality to a WHOLE PERSON rather than looking at parts of the person. In other words personality looks at some aggregate whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. When psychologists talk of personality, they mean a dynamic concept describing the growth and development of a persons whole psychological system.

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Personality Determinants
Heredity Environment Situation Heredity: Refers to those factors that were determined at conception. Physical structure, facial attractiveness, gender, temperament, energy level etc. Environment: Among the factors that exert pressures on our personality formation are the culture in which we are raised, our early conditioning, the norms among our family, friends and social groups etc. Situation: Influences the effects of heredity and environment on personality. An individual who is generally stable and consistent, does change in different situations. Shyam Pande: Exec.

Personality Traits

Sixteen Primary Traits

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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

MBTI is one of the most widely used personality frameworks which has no hard evidence as valid measure of personality.

Personality Types
Extroverted or Introverted (E or I) Sensing or Intuitive (S or N) Thinking or Feeling (T or F) Perceiving or Judging (P or J) Shyam Pande: Exec.

The Big Five Model

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Major Personality Attributes Influencing OB

Locus of control Machiavellianism Self-esteem Self-monitoring Propensity for risk taking Type A personality

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Locus of Control

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Machiavellianism

Conditions Favoring High Machs Direct interaction Minimal rules and regulations Distracting emotions

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Self-Esteem and Self-Monitoring

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Risk-Taking
High Risk-taking Managers
Make quicker decisions. Use less information to make decisions. Operate in smaller and more entrepreneurial organizations.

Low Risk-taking Managers

Are slower to make decisions. Require more information before making decisions. Exist in larger organizations with stable environments.

Risk Propensity
Aligning managers risk-taking propensity to job requirements should be beneficial to organizations.
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Personality Types

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Personality Types

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Personality Assessment

How does one measure anothers personality? Methods include:

interviews and observation projective personality tests objective personality tests

We will now discuss each of these in some depth

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Interviews and Observation

Interviews consist of dialogue with the person in an effort to detect their ideas, beliefs, and values when you first meet someone you have likely engaged in this method of personality assessment

Observation consists of watching the person in various situations over time in an effort to discern their ideas, beliefs, values, and behavior patterns

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Projective Personality Tests

These are based on the belief that the unconscious mind contains the roots of personality
They are based on a psychoanalytic view of personality Types of projective tests include: Rorshach Inkblot test Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) Word and free-association tests

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Objective Personality Tests

Objective tests attempt to overcome the subjectivity of interviews and projective tests by using paper-pencil multiple choice tests

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Evaluation of Personality Tests

Results of research on personality tests suggest caution in relying exclusively on the interpretations of personality tests
Results suggest that personality tests are useful, but that results from these tests should be used to confirm other data gathered on a person and not used as the sole assessment tool

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Application of Psychology
Situational influences on personality in everyday life
Situations in our lives have a powerful influence on our general behavior Situations can, if extreme, radically change our general way of behaving
Would you ever consider eating another human? Would you ever consider drinking urine? Would you ever kill, lie, or commit adultery?

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Sample Personality Test

Sample Personality Test

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A Presentation on Personality
I appreciate all for patient listening Thank You Very Much!!!

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