OB, Organisational behaviour, personality traits, narcism, locus of control,

1. PERSONALITY
BY: Akash Kumar
Abbas Khan
Yashpal Advani
Qamoon Nausher
Syed Jamal Shah

2. PERSONALITY
•What is Personality?
Personality - All our behavior is somewhat shaped by our personalities. – a
dynamic concept describing the growth and development of a person’s
whole psychological system. It is the sum total of ways in which an
individual reacts and interacts with others.
OR
Personality is an individual unique and relatively consistent patterns of
thinking feeling and behaving.

3. •Shy
•Aggressive
•Lazy
•Honest
•Confident
•Responsible
•Creative
•Respectful
•Selfish
PERSONALITY TRAITS

4. •Heredity
•Environment
•Situation
PERSONALITY DETERMINANTS

5. •Self-report Surveys
•Projective Measures
•Observer-rating Surveys
MEASURING PERSONALITY

6. Personality Attributes influencing OB
•Core Self Evaluation
• Self Esteem
Individuals’ degree of liking or disliking themselves.
• whether they see themselves as capable and effective an in control
of their environment
•Locus of Control: The degree to which people believe they are
masters of their own fate.

7. • Internals (Internal locus of control)
Individuals who believe that they control what happens to
them.
• Externals (External locus of control)
Individuals who believe that what happens to them is
controlled by outside forces such as luck or chance.
Personality Attributes influencing OB

9. Machiavellianism (Mach)
Degree to which an individual is
pragmatic, maintains emotional
distance, and believes that
ends can justify means.
High Machs manipulate more,
win more, persuade more, get
persuaded less
Machiavellianism (Mach)

10. Conditions Favoring High Machs
•Direct interaction with others
•Minimal rules and regulations
•Emotions distract others
Machiavellianism (Mach)

11. NARCISSISM
•A Narcissistic Person
Selfish
Self importance
Sense of Entitlement
Exploitative
Arrogant
Lack of Empathy
Self admiration
Emotional shallowness

12. TYPE A TYPE B
• Impatient • Easygoing
• Short Tempered • Social
• Competitive • Procrastinator
• Ambitious • Creative
• Punctual • Relaxed

13. SELF
MONITORING
LOW SELF
MONITORS
HIGH SELF
MONITORS

14. • RISK:
It is a situation involving exposure to danger.
RISK
• EXAMPLES OF RISK:
How teenager takes risk?
How old man takes risk?
How gambler takes risk?
How employee takes risk?
How woman takes risk?

15. • HIGH RISK-TAKING MANAGERS
Quicker decisions
Less information for decisions.
Operate in Small organizations
TWO TYPES OF RISK TAKERS
• LOW RISK TAKING MANAGERS
Slow decisions.
More information for decisions.
Operate in large organizations

16. PROACTIVE PERSONALITY
• Biased Towards Action
• Find And Solve Problems
• Responsible
• Persistent
• No fear of change
• Self improvers

17. The Big Five Model of Personality
Dimensions
1. Extroversion
Sociable, gregarious, and assertive Vs. reserved, timid,
quiet
2. Agreeableness
Good-natured, cooperative, and trusting Vs. Cold,
antagonistic
3. Conscientiousness
Responsible, dependable, persistent, and organized Vs.
distracted, disorganized

18. The Big Five Model of Personality
Dimensions
4. Emotional Stability: ability to withstand stress
Calm, self-confident, secure under stress Vs. nervous,
depressed, and insecure under stress
5. Openness to Experience
Curious, imaginative, artistic, and sensitive Vs.
conventional, find comfort in the familiar

19. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
• Used for personality assessment
• Asks how people feel or act in particular situations
Personality Types

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