WGU C715 – Behavior
Organizational
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WGU C715 – Organizational
WGU C715 – Behavior
Organizational
WGU C715
– Study
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Behavior
Organizational
Guide – Lecture
Study
Behavior
Guide
Summary
– Lecture
Study
and Practice
Guide
Summary
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Questions
Lecture
and Practice
Summary
with Answers.pdf
Questions
and Practice
with Answers.pdf
Questions with Answers.pdf
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personality characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
personality traits characteristics that describe an individual's behavior in a large number of situations
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) A personality test that taps four characteristics and classifies Behavior
Big Five Model A personality assessment model that taps five basic dimensions. extraversion,
agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.
extraversion A personality describing someone who is sociable and assertive (confident and
forceful )
agreeableness A personality that describes someone who is good natured, cooperative, and
trusting.
conscientiousness A personality that describes someone who is responsible, dependable, persistent,
and organized.
emotional stability A personality that characterizes someone as calm, self-confident, and insecure.
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openness to experience A personality that characterizes someone in terms of imagination, sensitivity, and
curiosity.
core self-evaluation Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities, competence, and
worth as a person.
Machiavellianism The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance, and
believes that ends can justify means.
narcissism The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require excessive admiration, and
have a sense of entitlement.
self-monitoring where an individual's has ability to adjust his or her behavior to external, situational
factors.
proactive personality People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and persevere until
meaningful change occurs.
values Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is
personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or
end-state of existence.
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value system A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values in terms of their intensity.
terminal values Values that we work towards (happiness, self-respect, family security, recognition)
instrumental values Core values that are permanent in nature (honesty, sincerity, ambition,
independence)
personality Job-fit theory A theory that identifies six personality types and proposes that the fit between
personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction and
turnover.
power distance where society accepts that power in institutions and organizations is distributed
unequally.
individualism where people prefer to act as individuals rather than as members of groups.
collectivism A national culture attribute that describes a tight social framework in which people
expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after them and protect
them.
masculinity where culture favors traditional masculine work roles of achievement, power, and
control.
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