Person Job Fit

Person Variables

Person Job FitConcept

ndash 1048708Matching of personal characteristics with the requirements of job

Importancendash Positive performancebehavioral outcomes

(higher performance greater satisfaction lower absenteeism and turnover more organization citizenship behavior less stress etc)

Processndash Person profiling and job profiling

Major dimensions

ndash 1048708Personal biographical characteristics (age gender marital status tenure) ndash 1048708Abilityndash 1048708Valuesndash 1048708Personalityndash 1048708Perception and attributionndash 1048708Attitudesndash 1048708Learning

Person Profiling

ndash Popular belief performance declines with age

Positive qualities bull experience judgement a strong work ethic and

commitment to quality

Negative qualities bull lack of flexibility and resistant to technology

Age amp Job Performance

Productivitybull Age and productivity not directly relatedbull Physical loss of ability offset by gain in experience

Job satisfactionbull Mixed findings positive to U-shaped relationshipsbull Among professionals continuing increase in satisfactionbull Among non-professionals decline during middle age and

increase in the latter years

Turnover bull Less likely

Absenteeism bull Less avoidable more unavoidable absence

Age amp Job Performance

Gender amp Job Performancendash A highly debated issuendash No conclusive evidence of major differences

Productivitybull No consistent differences in problem solving ability analytical skills

competitive drive motivation sociability or learning abilitybull Minor psychological differences women more conformists and men

more aggressive and ambitious

Job satisfactionbull No difference

Turnover bull Mixed evidence

Absenteeism bull High rate among women

Marital Status amp Job Performancendash Job value increase with marriagendash Cause-effect relations not very clear

Productivitybull Effects not fully researched

Job satisfactionbull Increased

Turnoverbull Less

Absenteeismbull Decreased

Tenure amp Job Performance

ndash A controversial issue

Productivitybull Positive relationship

Job satisfactionbull Positive relationship

Turnoverbull Negative relationship

Absenteeismbull Negative relationship

AbilityFact People differ in terms of their abilitiesIssue How abilities differ in people

Ability1048708A personrsquos capacity to perform various tasks in

a job

Types of abilitya 1048708Intellectual cognitive practical and

emotional intelligence

a 1048708Physical

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligenceThe ability to understand complex ideas adapt

effectively to the environment learn from experience engage in various forms of reasoning and overcome obstacles by careful thought

Core dimensionsndash 1048708Number aptitudendash 1048708Verbal comprehensionndash 1048708Perceptual speedndash 1048708Inductive reasoningndash 1048708Deductive reasoningndash 1048708Spatial visualizationndash 1048708Memory

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligence

ndash Individuals possess these dimensions in varying proportion

ndash Different jobs place different demands with respect to these dimensions for successful performance

ndash Measurement through IQ and GMATndash A high IQ not a prerequisite for all jobs (routine

work)ndash Tests involving assessment of verbal numerical

spatial and perceptual abilities are valid predictors at all levels of jobs

ndash Uses in selection placement promotion and training

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Person Job FitConcept

ndash 1048708Matching of personal characteristics with the requirements of job

Importancendash Positive performancebehavioral outcomes

(higher performance greater satisfaction lower absenteeism and turnover more organization citizenship behavior less stress etc)

Processndash Person profiling and job profiling

Major dimensions

ndash 1048708Personal biographical characteristics (age gender marital status tenure) ndash 1048708Abilityndash 1048708Valuesndash 1048708Personalityndash 1048708Perception and attributionndash 1048708Attitudesndash 1048708Learning

Person Profiling

ndash Popular belief performance declines with age

Positive qualities bull experience judgement a strong work ethic and

commitment to quality

Negative qualities bull lack of flexibility and resistant to technology

Age amp Job Performance

Productivitybull Age and productivity not directly relatedbull Physical loss of ability offset by gain in experience

Job satisfactionbull Mixed findings positive to U-shaped relationshipsbull Among professionals continuing increase in satisfactionbull Among non-professionals decline during middle age and

increase in the latter years

Turnover bull Less likely

Absenteeism bull Less avoidable more unavoidable absence

Age amp Job Performance

Gender amp Job Performancendash A highly debated issuendash No conclusive evidence of major differences

Productivitybull No consistent differences in problem solving ability analytical skills

competitive drive motivation sociability or learning abilitybull Minor psychological differences women more conformists and men

more aggressive and ambitious

Job satisfactionbull No difference

Turnover bull Mixed evidence

Absenteeism bull High rate among women

Marital Status amp Job Performancendash Job value increase with marriagendash Cause-effect relations not very clear

Productivitybull Effects not fully researched

Job satisfactionbull Increased

Turnoverbull Less

Absenteeismbull Decreased

Tenure amp Job Performance

ndash A controversial issue

Productivitybull Positive relationship

Job satisfactionbull Positive relationship

Turnoverbull Negative relationship

Absenteeismbull Negative relationship

AbilityFact People differ in terms of their abilitiesIssue How abilities differ in people

Ability1048708A personrsquos capacity to perform various tasks in

a job

Types of abilitya 1048708Intellectual cognitive practical and

emotional intelligence

a 1048708Physical

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligenceThe ability to understand complex ideas adapt

effectively to the environment learn from experience engage in various forms of reasoning and overcome obstacles by careful thought

Core dimensionsndash 1048708Number aptitudendash 1048708Verbal comprehensionndash 1048708Perceptual speedndash 1048708Inductive reasoningndash 1048708Deductive reasoningndash 1048708Spatial visualizationndash 1048708Memory

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligence

ndash Individuals possess these dimensions in varying proportion

ndash Different jobs place different demands with respect to these dimensions for successful performance

ndash Measurement through IQ and GMATndash A high IQ not a prerequisite for all jobs (routine

work)ndash Tests involving assessment of verbal numerical

spatial and perceptual abilities are valid predictors at all levels of jobs

ndash Uses in selection placement promotion and training

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Major dimensions

ndash 1048708Personal biographical characteristics (age gender marital status tenure) ndash 1048708Abilityndash 1048708Valuesndash 1048708Personalityndash 1048708Perception and attributionndash 1048708Attitudesndash 1048708Learning

Person Profiling

ndash Popular belief performance declines with age

Positive qualities bull experience judgement a strong work ethic and

commitment to quality

Negative qualities bull lack of flexibility and resistant to technology

Age amp Job Performance

Productivitybull Age and productivity not directly relatedbull Physical loss of ability offset by gain in experience

Job satisfactionbull Mixed findings positive to U-shaped relationshipsbull Among professionals continuing increase in satisfactionbull Among non-professionals decline during middle age and

increase in the latter years

Turnover bull Less likely

Absenteeism bull Less avoidable more unavoidable absence

Age amp Job Performance

Gender amp Job Performancendash A highly debated issuendash No conclusive evidence of major differences

Productivitybull No consistent differences in problem solving ability analytical skills

competitive drive motivation sociability or learning abilitybull Minor psychological differences women more conformists and men

more aggressive and ambitious

Job satisfactionbull No difference

Turnover bull Mixed evidence

Absenteeism bull High rate among women

Marital Status amp Job Performancendash Job value increase with marriagendash Cause-effect relations not very clear

Productivitybull Effects not fully researched

Job satisfactionbull Increased

Turnoverbull Less

Absenteeismbull Decreased

Tenure amp Job Performance

ndash A controversial issue

Productivitybull Positive relationship

Job satisfactionbull Positive relationship

Turnoverbull Negative relationship

Absenteeismbull Negative relationship

AbilityFact People differ in terms of their abilitiesIssue How abilities differ in people

Ability1048708A personrsquos capacity to perform various tasks in

a job

Types of abilitya 1048708Intellectual cognitive practical and

emotional intelligence

a 1048708Physical

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligenceThe ability to understand complex ideas adapt

effectively to the environment learn from experience engage in various forms of reasoning and overcome obstacles by careful thought

Core dimensionsndash 1048708Number aptitudendash 1048708Verbal comprehensionndash 1048708Perceptual speedndash 1048708Inductive reasoningndash 1048708Deductive reasoningndash 1048708Spatial visualizationndash 1048708Memory

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligence

ndash Individuals possess these dimensions in varying proportion

ndash Different jobs place different demands with respect to these dimensions for successful performance

ndash Measurement through IQ and GMATndash A high IQ not a prerequisite for all jobs (routine

work)ndash Tests involving assessment of verbal numerical

spatial and perceptual abilities are valid predictors at all levels of jobs

ndash Uses in selection placement promotion and training

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

ndash Popular belief performance declines with age

Positive qualities bull experience judgement a strong work ethic and

commitment to quality

Negative qualities bull lack of flexibility and resistant to technology

Age amp Job Performance

Productivitybull Age and productivity not directly relatedbull Physical loss of ability offset by gain in experience

Job satisfactionbull Mixed findings positive to U-shaped relationshipsbull Among professionals continuing increase in satisfactionbull Among non-professionals decline during middle age and

increase in the latter years

Turnover bull Less likely

Absenteeism bull Less avoidable more unavoidable absence

Age amp Job Performance

Gender amp Job Performancendash A highly debated issuendash No conclusive evidence of major differences

Productivitybull No consistent differences in problem solving ability analytical skills

competitive drive motivation sociability or learning abilitybull Minor psychological differences women more conformists and men

more aggressive and ambitious

Job satisfactionbull No difference

Turnover bull Mixed evidence

Absenteeism bull High rate among women

Marital Status amp Job Performancendash Job value increase with marriagendash Cause-effect relations not very clear

Productivitybull Effects not fully researched

Job satisfactionbull Increased

Turnoverbull Less

Absenteeismbull Decreased

Tenure amp Job Performance

ndash A controversial issue

Productivitybull Positive relationship

Job satisfactionbull Positive relationship

Turnoverbull Negative relationship

Absenteeismbull Negative relationship

AbilityFact People differ in terms of their abilitiesIssue How abilities differ in people

Ability1048708A personrsquos capacity to perform various tasks in

a job

Types of abilitya 1048708Intellectual cognitive practical and

emotional intelligence

a 1048708Physical

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligenceThe ability to understand complex ideas adapt

effectively to the environment learn from experience engage in various forms of reasoning and overcome obstacles by careful thought

Core dimensionsndash 1048708Number aptitudendash 1048708Verbal comprehensionndash 1048708Perceptual speedndash 1048708Inductive reasoningndash 1048708Deductive reasoningndash 1048708Spatial visualizationndash 1048708Memory

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligence

ndash Individuals possess these dimensions in varying proportion

ndash Different jobs place different demands with respect to these dimensions for successful performance

ndash Measurement through IQ and GMATndash A high IQ not a prerequisite for all jobs (routine

work)ndash Tests involving assessment of verbal numerical

spatial and perceptual abilities are valid predictors at all levels of jobs

ndash Uses in selection placement promotion and training

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Productivitybull Age and productivity not directly relatedbull Physical loss of ability offset by gain in experience

Job satisfactionbull Mixed findings positive to U-shaped relationshipsbull Among professionals continuing increase in satisfactionbull Among non-professionals decline during middle age and

increase in the latter years

Turnover bull Less likely

Absenteeism bull Less avoidable more unavoidable absence

Age amp Job Performance

Gender amp Job Performancendash A highly debated issuendash No conclusive evidence of major differences

Productivitybull No consistent differences in problem solving ability analytical skills

competitive drive motivation sociability or learning abilitybull Minor psychological differences women more conformists and men

more aggressive and ambitious

Job satisfactionbull No difference

Turnover bull Mixed evidence

Absenteeism bull High rate among women

Marital Status amp Job Performancendash Job value increase with marriagendash Cause-effect relations not very clear

Productivitybull Effects not fully researched

Job satisfactionbull Increased

Turnoverbull Less

Absenteeismbull Decreased

Tenure amp Job Performance

ndash A controversial issue

Productivitybull Positive relationship

Job satisfactionbull Positive relationship

Turnoverbull Negative relationship

Absenteeismbull Negative relationship

AbilityFact People differ in terms of their abilitiesIssue How abilities differ in people

Ability1048708A personrsquos capacity to perform various tasks in

a job

Types of abilitya 1048708Intellectual cognitive practical and

emotional intelligence

a 1048708Physical

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligenceThe ability to understand complex ideas adapt

effectively to the environment learn from experience engage in various forms of reasoning and overcome obstacles by careful thought

Core dimensionsndash 1048708Number aptitudendash 1048708Verbal comprehensionndash 1048708Perceptual speedndash 1048708Inductive reasoningndash 1048708Deductive reasoningndash 1048708Spatial visualizationndash 1048708Memory

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligence

ndash Individuals possess these dimensions in varying proportion

ndash Different jobs place different demands with respect to these dimensions for successful performance

ndash Measurement through IQ and GMATndash A high IQ not a prerequisite for all jobs (routine

work)ndash Tests involving assessment of verbal numerical

spatial and perceptual abilities are valid predictors at all levels of jobs

ndash Uses in selection placement promotion and training

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Gender amp Job Performancendash A highly debated issuendash No conclusive evidence of major differences

Productivitybull No consistent differences in problem solving ability analytical skills

competitive drive motivation sociability or learning abilitybull Minor psychological differences women more conformists and men

more aggressive and ambitious

Job satisfactionbull No difference

Turnover bull Mixed evidence

Absenteeism bull High rate among women

Marital Status amp Job Performancendash Job value increase with marriagendash Cause-effect relations not very clear

Productivitybull Effects not fully researched

Job satisfactionbull Increased

Turnoverbull Less

Absenteeismbull Decreased

Tenure amp Job Performance

ndash A controversial issue

Productivitybull Positive relationship

Job satisfactionbull Positive relationship

Turnoverbull Negative relationship

Absenteeismbull Negative relationship

AbilityFact People differ in terms of their abilitiesIssue How abilities differ in people

Ability1048708A personrsquos capacity to perform various tasks in

a job

Types of abilitya 1048708Intellectual cognitive practical and

emotional intelligence

a 1048708Physical

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligenceThe ability to understand complex ideas adapt

effectively to the environment learn from experience engage in various forms of reasoning and overcome obstacles by careful thought

Core dimensionsndash 1048708Number aptitudendash 1048708Verbal comprehensionndash 1048708Perceptual speedndash 1048708Inductive reasoningndash 1048708Deductive reasoningndash 1048708Spatial visualizationndash 1048708Memory

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligence

ndash Individuals possess these dimensions in varying proportion

ndash Different jobs place different demands with respect to these dimensions for successful performance

ndash Measurement through IQ and GMATndash A high IQ not a prerequisite for all jobs (routine

work)ndash Tests involving assessment of verbal numerical

spatial and perceptual abilities are valid predictors at all levels of jobs

ndash Uses in selection placement promotion and training

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Marital Status amp Job Performancendash Job value increase with marriagendash Cause-effect relations not very clear

Productivitybull Effects not fully researched

Job satisfactionbull Increased

Turnoverbull Less

Absenteeismbull Decreased

Tenure amp Job Performance

ndash A controversial issue

Productivitybull Positive relationship

Job satisfactionbull Positive relationship

Turnoverbull Negative relationship

Absenteeismbull Negative relationship

AbilityFact People differ in terms of their abilitiesIssue How abilities differ in people

Ability1048708A personrsquos capacity to perform various tasks in

a job

Types of abilitya 1048708Intellectual cognitive practical and

emotional intelligence

a 1048708Physical

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligenceThe ability to understand complex ideas adapt

effectively to the environment learn from experience engage in various forms of reasoning and overcome obstacles by careful thought

Core dimensionsndash 1048708Number aptitudendash 1048708Verbal comprehensionndash 1048708Perceptual speedndash 1048708Inductive reasoningndash 1048708Deductive reasoningndash 1048708Spatial visualizationndash 1048708Memory

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligence

ndash Individuals possess these dimensions in varying proportion

ndash Different jobs place different demands with respect to these dimensions for successful performance

ndash Measurement through IQ and GMATndash A high IQ not a prerequisite for all jobs (routine

work)ndash Tests involving assessment of verbal numerical

spatial and perceptual abilities are valid predictors at all levels of jobs

ndash Uses in selection placement promotion and training

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Tenure amp Job Performance

ndash A controversial issue

Productivitybull Positive relationship

Job satisfactionbull Positive relationship

Turnoverbull Negative relationship

Absenteeismbull Negative relationship

AbilityFact People differ in terms of their abilitiesIssue How abilities differ in people

Ability1048708A personrsquos capacity to perform various tasks in

a job

Types of abilitya 1048708Intellectual cognitive practical and

emotional intelligence

a 1048708Physical

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligenceThe ability to understand complex ideas adapt

effectively to the environment learn from experience engage in various forms of reasoning and overcome obstacles by careful thought

Core dimensionsndash 1048708Number aptitudendash 1048708Verbal comprehensionndash 1048708Perceptual speedndash 1048708Inductive reasoningndash 1048708Deductive reasoningndash 1048708Spatial visualizationndash 1048708Memory

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligence

ndash Individuals possess these dimensions in varying proportion

ndash Different jobs place different demands with respect to these dimensions for successful performance

ndash Measurement through IQ and GMATndash A high IQ not a prerequisite for all jobs (routine

work)ndash Tests involving assessment of verbal numerical

spatial and perceptual abilities are valid predictors at all levels of jobs

ndash Uses in selection placement promotion and training

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

AbilityFact People differ in terms of their abilitiesIssue How abilities differ in people

Ability1048708A personrsquos capacity to perform various tasks in

a job

Types of abilitya 1048708Intellectual cognitive practical and

emotional intelligence

a 1048708Physical

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligenceThe ability to understand complex ideas adapt

effectively to the environment learn from experience engage in various forms of reasoning and overcome obstacles by careful thought

Core dimensionsndash 1048708Number aptitudendash 1048708Verbal comprehensionndash 1048708Perceptual speedndash 1048708Inductive reasoningndash 1048708Deductive reasoningndash 1048708Spatial visualizationndash 1048708Memory

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligence

ndash Individuals possess these dimensions in varying proportion

ndash Different jobs place different demands with respect to these dimensions for successful performance

ndash Measurement through IQ and GMATndash A high IQ not a prerequisite for all jobs (routine

work)ndash Tests involving assessment of verbal numerical

spatial and perceptual abilities are valid predictors at all levels of jobs

ndash Uses in selection placement promotion and training

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligenceThe ability to understand complex ideas adapt

effectively to the environment learn from experience engage in various forms of reasoning and overcome obstacles by careful thought

Core dimensionsndash 1048708Number aptitudendash 1048708Verbal comprehensionndash 1048708Perceptual speedndash 1048708Inductive reasoningndash 1048708Deductive reasoningndash 1048708Spatial visualizationndash 1048708Memory

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligence

ndash Individuals possess these dimensions in varying proportion

ndash Different jobs place different demands with respect to these dimensions for successful performance

ndash Measurement through IQ and GMATndash A high IQ not a prerequisite for all jobs (routine

work)ndash Tests involving assessment of verbal numerical

spatial and perceptual abilities are valid predictors at all levels of jobs

ndash Uses in selection placement promotion and training

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Intellectual Ability

Cognitive intelligence

ndash Individuals possess these dimensions in varying proportion

ndash Different jobs place different demands with respect to these dimensions for successful performance

ndash Measurement through IQ and GMATndash A high IQ not a prerequisite for all jobs (routine

work)ndash Tests involving assessment of verbal numerical

spatial and perceptual abilities are valid predictors at all levels of jobs

ndash Uses in selection placement promotion and training

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Intellectual Ability

Practical intelligence (doing smart)

ndash Adeptness at solving the practical problems of everyday life

ndash Ability to devise effective ways of getting things done

ndash More important than IQ in business settingndash Tacit knowledge (knowing how to get things done)

as opposed to formal academic knowledgebull 1048708Action orientedbull 1048708Practically useful

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Physical Abilities

The capacity to engage in the physical tasks required to perform a job such as

bull 1048708Strengthbull 1048708Flexibilitybull 1048708Staminabull 1048708Speed

ndash Individual and job differences in these abilities

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Ability Job Fitndash A high ability-job fit necessary for improved job

performancendash Need for identifying abilities requirements of the

job for adequate performance and for measuring those abilities in individuals to establish the fit

ndash Lack of fit leads to performance problemsbull If Ability lt Job Requirements

ndash basic cause of poor performance

bull Ability gt Job Requirementsndash organizational inefficiency and job dissatisfaction

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Value amp Value SystemValue

bull The most stable or enduring human characteristicbull A fundamental conviction that a specific mode of

conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable

bull Contains a judgemental element right or wrongbull Has content (a mode of conduct or end-state is

important) and intensity (how important is it) attributes

Value systembull 1048708Ranking of values in terms of their intensity

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Value amp Value SystemIdentification

bull Determines behaviorsbull Has emotive feeling basebull Contributes to human identitybull Is relatively permanentbull Has common universal applications

Importancebull Drives motivates and governs the way people think

behave and relate to other people and the societybull Basis for understanding attitudes motivation and perception

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Value amp Value System

Rokeachrsquos values types1 Terminal values

Desirable end-states of existence

2 Instrumental values

Preferable modes of behaviors (means of achieving terminal values)

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Types of Value

Terminal valuesndash 1048708A comfortable life

ndash 1048708An exciting life

ndash 1048708A sense of accomplishment

ndash 1048708A world at peace

ndash 1048708A world of beauty

ndash 1048708Equality

ndash 1048708Family security

ndash 1048708Freedom

ndash 1048708Happiness

ndash 1048708Inner harmony

ndash 1048708Mature love

Instrumental valuesndash1048708Ambitious

ndash1048708Broad minded

ndash1048708Capable

ndash1048708Cheerful

ndash1048708Clean

ndash1048708Courageous

ndash1048708Forgiving

ndash1048708Helpful

ndash1048708Honest

ndash1048708Imaginative

ndash1048708Independent

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

PersonalityPopular notion

The descriptivebull Adjective approach (eg external appearance and

social success)bull Only a partial explanation

Psychological perspectivebull Differences and similarities in individuals (different

and similar ways of thinking feeling and behaving)

1048708Personality account for and explain these similarities and differences in people

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Personality

Conceptsndash How people affect others how they understand

and view themselves their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-situation interaction

ndash The unique and relatively stable pattern of behaviors thoughts and emotions of individuals in response to a situation

ndash Role of personality in OBndash Helps in understanding and predicting how

people are likely to behave in various situations

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Determinants of Personality

Can the person do X

bull Knowledgebull Abilitybull Skills

Is this the kind of person who is inclined to do X

bull Personality

Elements of person

The person does or does not do X

Will the person do X

Does the setting encouragediscourage the person to do X

bull Situational demands

Elements of situation

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Personality

Fundamental issue concerning personality development

bull 1048708Nature or nurture (heredity brain genetic factors vs situational

environmental factors)

bull 1048708Both (inter-actionistic view)

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Understanding amp Prediction

Basic physiological amp psychological

characteristics (heredity brain self-concept)

Situational factors (family group role work

organization culture)

Individual Personality

Learning processes (consequences of behaviors)

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Personality Traits16 PF

MBTIbull E vs Ibull J vs Pbull S vs Nbull T vs F

The Big Fivebull Emotional stabilitybull Extraversionbull Agreeablenessbull Conscientiousnessbull Openness to experience

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance

Personality Traits amp Performance

Traits general indicators of work performance and behaviors

bull Conscientiousness strongest positive correlation with job performance and other job variables in most studies mixed results in recent studies

bull Other traits also positively related to performance bull Negative effect also (eg extraversion and

absenteeism)

Applicationsndash 1048708Personnel selection placement training and

development work assignment job design team formation

• Person Job Fit
• Slide 2
• Person Profiling
• Age amp Job Performance
• Slide 5
• Gender amp Job Performance
• Marital Status amp Job Performance
• Tenure amp Job Performance
• Ability
• Intellectual Ability
• Slide 11
• Slide 12
• Physical Abilities
• Ability Job Fit
• Value amp Value System
• Slide 16
• Slide 17
• Types of Value
• Personality
• Slide 20
• Determinants of Personality
• Slide 22
• Understanding amp Prediction
• Personality Traits
• Personality Traits amp Performance