Personality in OB

The degree to which a person’s values, personality, goals and other characteristics

match those of the organization

• Person-Organization Fit

• Person-Job Fit

• Extraversion

• Neuroticism

The degree to which a person’s skill, knowledge, abili-

ties, and other characteristics match the job demands

• person-job fit

• person-organization fit

• conscientiousness

• openness

The degree to which a person is affable, tolerant, sensitive, trusting, kind, and warm is associated with which personality trait

• openness

• extraversion

• agreeableness

• neuroticism

being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement oriented, and dependable

• conscientiousness

• openness

• extraversion

• neuroticism

Rokeach created a survey that measures which of the following

• values

• personality traits

• disposable income

• customer loyalty

Deal with views on acceptable modes of conduct such as being honest, ethical, etc.

• terminal values

• instrumental values

• agreeableness

• conscientiousness

refer to end states people desire in life, e.g. leading a prosperous life and a world at peace.

• terminal values

• instrumental values

Kenny Brooks, the cleaning product sales person from the video, most clearly displayed a high level of which of the following traits

• extraversion

• neuroticism

• agreeableness

TRUE or FALSE: Teams dominated by positive affective people experience lower levels of

absenteeism

• True

• False

What does research say about the origin of values in individual people? [3 - 5 complete sentences]