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Individual Differences, Diversity, Ability, and Personality
Learning Objectives
1. Explain how individual differences influence the behavior of people in organizations.
2. Describe the key factors contributing to demographic diversity.
3. Explain how mental ability relates to job performance.
4. Identify major personality variables that influence job performance.
5. Explain how emotional intelligence is an important part of organizational behavior.
Individual Differences
Personal characteristics of individuals produce variations in their behavioral responses to the same situations:
Behavior is a function of the personinteracting with the environment.
B = ƒ(P x E)
Behavior is determined (moderated) by the interactive effects of the person and the environment.
Consequences of Individual Differences
Variations in Productivity
The more complex the job, the larger the impact of individual productivity differences on work output.
Ability and Talent
Having the right skills and abilities directly affects job performance.
Propensity for Achieving High-Quality Results
Some workers take pride and pursue excellence in their work while others do not.
Empowerment and Involvement
Workers differ in their desires to be fulfilled by and involved in their work.
Consequences of Individual Differences
Preferred leadership style
Some workers prefer or require more supervision than others.
Need for contact with other people
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Workers differ in the need to relate to others on the job.
Commitment and loyalty to the firm
There are large variations in the degree to which individuals are committed (loyal) to their firms.
Variations in worker’s self-esteem
High self-esteem is linked to self-efficacy (personal capability), self-respect (personal worth), and increased productivity.
Demographic Diversity
Difference in background factors shape worker attitudes and behaviors.
Key sources of diversity include gender, age, race and ethnicity, and physical disability.
Advantages of understanding diversity:
Capitalize on differences
Avoid negative stereotyping
Sex and Gender Differences
Sex differences
are actual biological differences in males and females.
Gender differences
are based on perceptions of male and female roles. Research findings indicate that:
Age- and Experience-Based Differences
Shortages of skilled workers are likely by 2010.
Job discrimination against older workers
is problematic for employers who need workers.
is well-documented by AARP “testers.”
Job-related consequences of age
Research results are mixed:
Age and experience are predictive of performance on complex jobs although age and job performance are generally unrelated.
Older workers have lower absenteeism, illness and accident rates, higher job satisfaction, and positive work values.
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Racial and Ethnic Differences
Racioethnicity
Term refers to a variety of racial and ethnic differences.
Racioethnic differences in individual job performance are more attributable to culture than to racial or ethnic background.
Disability Status
American with Disabilities Act (1991)
Defines disability as a physical or mental condition that substantially limits an individual’s major life activities:
learning, thinking, concentrating, interacting with others, caring for one’s self, speaking, performing manual tasks, working, and sleeping.
Companies with 25 or more employees must avoid discriminatory hiring practices that ruleout hiring disabled individuals who can carry out the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation.
Mental Ability
Intelligence
Is the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge, including solving problems.
Is a major source of individual differences affecting job performance and behavior.
Is difficult to measure accurately.
The relative contributions of heredity and environment in fostering individual intelligence are in dispute.
Components of Intelligence
Standard Theory of Intelligence
Intelligence consists of general cognitive factors (g) and special factors (s) that contribute to problem-solving ability.
High scores on g are associated with good scholastic performance and success on the job.
Special factors contributing to overall mental aptitude:
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The Triarchic Theory of Intelligence (Emphasis on Practical Intelligence)
Three mental ability subtypes:
Analytical
Traditional type of intelligence focused on problem solving involving abstract reasoning.
Creative
Intelligence needed for imagination and combining things in novel ways.
Practical
“Street smarts” needed to adapt to the environment.
The Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner’s theory of mental abilities
People know and understand the world in different ways and through different lenses.
Individuals possess eight intelligences (faculties) to varying degrees which create distinct individual intelligence profiles that influence behaviors:
Personality Differences
Personality
Is the persistent and enduring behavior patterns of an individual as expressed in wide variety of situations.
Is regarded as the core of who a person is.
Personality factors are important to performance on the job and to performance as a team member.
Eight major personality factors and traits:
Psychological Types and Cognitive Styles(Myers-Briggs)
Cognitive style
Is the mental processes a person uses to perceive and make judgments from information.
Is defined by how a person gathers information and evaluates information (Carl Jung).
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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Is a widely used test of personality and cognitive style.
Uses a four-way classification of cognitive styles:
Four Problem-Solving Styles andWork Match-Up
Emotional Intelligence
Concept of emotional intelligence
Understanding of one’s own feelings
Having empathy for others
Regulating emotions to enhance living
Key factors of emotional intelligence
Self-awareness
Self-regulation
Motivation
Empathy
Social skill