MAN 3240 Exam 2 Study Guide – Employee
Development, Career Planning & HR
Strategies Verified Questions Provided with
A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Personality-Job Fit Theory
○ Identifies 6 personality types and proposes that the fit between personality type and
occupational environment determines satisfaction and turnover
Personality-Organization Fit
Theory suggests that people are attracted to and selected by organizations that match their
values and leave when there is no compatibility
Personality
the sum of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with the world around them
○ Personality traits - enduring characteristics that describe an individual's behavior
Self-Report Surveys
The most common means of measuring personality
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
○ The most widely used personality framework
○ Classified as
§ Extroverted or Introverted (E or I)
§ Sensing or Intuitive (S or N)
§ Thinking or Feeling (T or F)
§ Perceiving or Judging (P or J)
The Big Five Model
○ Conscientiousness
○ Emotional stability
○ Extroversion
○ Openness to experience
○ Agreeableness
Traits that matter Most to Business Success at Buyout Companies
Most Important
, Persistence
Attention to Detail
Efficiency
Analytical skills
Setting High Standards
The Dark Triad
Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy
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, have a grandiose sense of self-importance, require excessive
admiration, and have a sense of entitlement
Psychopathy
The tendency for a lack of concern for others and a lack of guilt or remorse when their actions
cause harm
Core Self-Evaluation
Bottom line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities, competence, and worth as a
person
Self-Monitoring
Measures an individual's 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
Situation Strength Theory
○ indicates the way personality translates into behavior depends on the strength of the
situation
○ The degree to which norms, cues, or standards dictate appropriate behavior
§ Clarity
Development, Career Planning & HR
Strategies Verified Questions Provided with
A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Personality-Job Fit Theory
○ Identifies 6 personality types and proposes that the fit between personality type and
occupational environment determines satisfaction and turnover
Personality-Organization Fit
Theory suggests that people are attracted to and selected by organizations that match their
values and leave when there is no compatibility
Personality
the sum of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with the world around them
○ Personality traits - enduring characteristics that describe an individual's behavior
Self-Report Surveys
The most common means of measuring personality
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
○ The most widely used personality framework
○ Classified as
§ Extroverted or Introverted (E or I)
§ Sensing or Intuitive (S or N)
§ Thinking or Feeling (T or F)
§ Perceiving or Judging (P or J)
The Big Five Model
○ Conscientiousness
○ Emotional stability
○ Extroversion
○ Openness to experience
○ Agreeableness
Traits that matter Most to Business Success at Buyout Companies
Most Important
, Persistence
Attention to Detail
Efficiency
Analytical skills
Setting High Standards
The Dark Triad
Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy
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, have a grandiose sense of self-importance, require excessive
admiration, and have a sense of entitlement
Psychopathy
The tendency for a lack of concern for others and a lack of guilt or remorse when their actions
cause harm
Core Self-Evaluation
Bottom line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities, competence, and worth as a
person
Self-Monitoring
Measures an individual's 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
Situation Strength Theory
○ indicates the way personality translates into behavior depends on the strength of the
situation
○ The degree to which norms, cues, or standards dictate appropriate behavior
§ Clarity
