PERSONALITY :

• Sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others. DETERMINANTS:

• Heredity• Environment• Situation

PERSONALITY TRAITS:

Characteristics exhibited in a large number of situations shy, aggressive, submissive, lazy, ambitious

MYERS – BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR(MBIT) –CARL JUNG KATHERINE BRIGGS

ISABEL MYERS

• Extrovert Vs Introvert• Sensing Vs Intuitive • Thinking Vs Feeling• Judging Vs Perceiving

16 Types

• Extrovert Vs Introvert

Outgoing, sociable & assertive

Quiet & shy.

• Sensing Vs Intuitive

Practical – focus on details

Rely on unconscious processes

• Thinking Vs Feeling

Thinking types use reason and logic to solve problems

Rely on their personal values and emotions

• judging Vs Perceiving

Want control – prefer their world to be in order and structured.

Flexible and spontaneous.

INTJ’s VISIONARIES-original minds and great drives for their Own ideas & purpose.

ESTJ’s GREAT ORGANISERS

ENTP CONCEPTUALISER - Innovation

THE BIG FIVE MODELFive basic dimensions which encompass most of the significant

variations in Human personality

BIG FIVE MODEL :1. Extroversion - Sociable, assertive

1. Agreeableness - High – co-operative, warm & trusting Low – cold, disagreeable

3. Conscientiousness – Measures of reliability. High – responsible, organised, dependable Low – distracted, disorganised, unreliable.

4. Emotional stability – Ability to withstand stress +ve – calm, self confident, secure -ve – nervous, anxious, depressed. 5. Emotional stability – High – creative, curious, artistic Low – conventional, comfortable or familiar

MAJOR PERSONALITY ATTRIBUTES INFLUENCING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

• LOCUS OF CONTROL – A persons perception of the source of his or her fate

INTERNAL - Individuals who believe that they control what happens to them.EXTERNAL - individuals believe that their lives are being controlled by outside forces.

• MACHIAVELLIANISM – NICCOLO MACHEIAVELLI HIGH MACHS - Pragmatic, maintains emotional distance.

- Manipulate persuade others.

• SELF ESTEEM – Degree to which people like or dislike themselves. High Self esteem – believe that they posses the ability they need to succeed to work.

• SELF MONITORING – Refers to an individual’s ability to adjust his or her behavior to external situational factors.

TYPE A AND TYPE B PERSONALITY

TYPE A Aggressively involved in a chronic, incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less & less time, and, if required to do so, against the opposing efforts of other things or other persons.

TYPE B Never suffer from a sense of urgency with its accompanyingImpatience.

FREUDS’ PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY

ID - InstinctEGO - RealitySUPER EGO - Perfection