WGU C715 Organizational Behavior with Complete Solution

WGU C715 Organizational Behavior with Complete Solution 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. 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. value system A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values in terms of their intensity. terminal values Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime. instrumental values Preferable modes of behavior or means of achieving one's terminal values. 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.