Lecture Organizational behavior – Chapter 3: Understanding individual attributes

Lecture Organizational behavior – Chapter 3: Understanding individual attributes. The contents of this chapter include all of the following: The landscape of OB, brief history of OB, OB as a science, stakeholder relationships, global environment.

3 Understanding Individual Attributes

Neubert & Dyck’s Organizational 

Behavior

Individual Attributes

 Elements of Individual’s Behavior 

 Four Layers of Potential Influences on Individual Behavior

 Importance of  Understanding Individual Behavior

 Example of Individual Behavior: Ursula Burns at Xerox

Diversity and Surface Characteristics

Diversity and Social Categorization Theory

 Diversity and Differing Attributes

 Advantages and Disadvantages of Diversity

 Social Categorization Theory – Used to Categorize People

 Diversity and Social Categorization Theory

 Diversity: Conventional OB and Sustainable OB

Stereotypes and Valuing Diversity

Abilities, Personality and Scales

 What are Abilities?

 What is Personality?

 Big Five Personality Scale

 Myers­Briggs Type Indicator (MBIT)

Abilities and Personality

Big Five Personality Scale

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Core Self Evaluations and Locus of Control

 Link to Innate Abilities, Personality Traits and Early Life Experiences

 Core Self Evaluations Defined

 Elements: Self­Esteem, Generalized Self­Efficacy (Self­Confidence), Emotional Stability and Locus of Control

 Locus of Control Defined

Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy

Beliefs and Values

Beliefs and Theory X and Theory Y