OB test 1- chp 2 def

• the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustments to his envirnment.
• the sum of total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others.

refers to factors determined at conception

characteristics of exhibited in a lare number of situations

• most widely used personality assessment instrument
• extrovert vs introvert
• sensing vs intuitive
• thinking vs feeling
• judging vs perceiving

• extraversion
• agreeableness
• conscientiousness
• emotional stability
• openness to experience

people differ in the degree to which they like or dis-like themselves ad whether they see themselves as capable and effective. this self perspective is the concept of cor self-evaluation

refers to an individuals ability to adjust his or her behavior to external situational factors.

people who are excessivley competitive and always seem to be experiencing a high sense of urgency

• people that activley take initiative to improve their current circumstances or create new ones while others sit by passively reacting to situations.
• identify opportunity, show initiative, take action

represent basic conviction that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferrabel to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state existence.

individuals values ranked in terms of their intensity

refers to desirable end-states

refers to preferable modes of behavior ot means of acheiving the terminal values.

John Holland's theory - effort to match job requirements with personality characteristics

• power distance
• individualism vs collectivism
• masculinity vs femininity
• uncertainty vs avoidance
• long-term orientation vs short-term orientation