Personality and Emotions

What is Personality?
 Smart
 Hero
 Popular
 Strong
 Tall
 Complexion
 Singer
 Dress
 The Sum total of ways in which an
individual reacts and interacts with
others.

 Theunique and relatively stable

patterns of behavior, thoughts, and
emotions shown by individuals.
Which personality will result in
effective job performance?

Personality and OB
Will a shy person will
be suitable for a
marketing job?
Personality characteristics create
parameters for people’s behavior.
PERSONALITY DETERMINANTS

 Personality determined at birth?

 Result of individual’s interaction
with environment

Personality is a result of
 HERIDITY

 ENVIRONMENT

 SITUATIONAL CONDITIONS
 HERIDITY
 Physical structure
 Facial attractiveness  Personality
 Gender characteristi
 Temperament cs are not
 Energy level completely
 Fear, shyness dictated by
 Consistency in job Heredity
satisfaction over the
time. Inner or outer
Heredity plays an
important role in
the development of
personality
ENVIRONMENT

 Culture exerts pressure on

our personality formation
 Conditioning

 Family norms

 Friends

 Social groups
 Heredity sets the parameters or outer
limits, but an individual’s full potential will
be determined by how well he or she
adjusts to the demands and requirements
of the environment.

 (A
good speaker remains quite as per
need of the situation)
SITUATION

 Personality changes under

different situations – which
may other wise be stable.

 Personality should not be seen

in isolation.
TRAITS

Trait may be defined as any

distinguishable, relatively
enduring way in which one
individual differs from the
others. Immaturity to
Maturity
PERSONALITY TRAITS

 Enduring characteristics that

describe an individual’s behavior.
 17,953 personality traits
 Research found 16 primary traits –
these are generally steady and
constant sources of behavior.
 Can be useful to predict
individual’s behavior in specific
situations.
HOW TO FIND PERSONALITY TRAITS?

 MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATORS

A personality test that taps
four characteristics and
classifies people into one of 16
personality types.
 No evidence that it is a valid
measure of personality. It is
widely used
The Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator
A most widely used personality
frameworks

Personality
PersonalityTypes
Types
• •Extroverted
Extrovertedor
orIntroverted
Introverted(E(Eor
orI)I)
• •Sensing
Sensingor
orIntuitive
Intuitive(S
(Sor
orN)
N)
• •Thinking
Thinkingor
orFeeling
Feeling(T
(Tor
orF)
F)
• •Perceiving
Perceivingor
orJudging
Judging(P(Por
orJ)J)
Sixteen Primary Traits

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BIG FIVE MODEL

 Five key dimensions To find

the role of personality in OB
Five personality traits (Big-five)
related to job performance are
– EXTRAVERSION – Expressive style.
One comfort level with relationships.
How individual express themselves
verbally and behaviorally. People
behavior may range from quiet and
reserved to talkative and outgoing.
– People with high on extraversion fit
better with aggressive and team
oriented cultures.
AGREEABLE -Interpersonal style. How
individuals behave while interacting with
others. Cooperative, good natured and
trusting – to – cool, disagreeable.

 People high on
agreeableness will match up
better with a supportive
organizational climate
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS –Work style. How
people work and meet responsibilities.
Dependable, responsible, persistent and
achievement oriented –to- general.
– EMOTIONAL STABILITY –How
people express their emotions.
Unemotional to highly emotional.
– OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE -
Intellectual Style. How individuals
learn, think, and decide.
Imaginative, artistically sensitive,
and intellectual.
– Fit better with pro-innovative
organization
 Personality Traits
Trait may be defined as any
distinguishable, relatively
enduring way in which one
individual differs from the
others. Immaturity to Maturity
People characteristics
include shyness,
aggressiveness,
Personality
PersonalityDeterminants
Determinants
submissiveness, laziness, …
Personality traits are ••Heredity
Heredity
constantly exhibited in ••Environment
Environment
variable situations.
••Situation
Situation
Personality Types
Personality Types