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Individual Behavior
Individual behavior refers to how individual behaves at
work place , to how his behavior is influenced by his attitude, personality, perception, learning and motivation.
This also refers to the combination of responses to
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knowledge in reading and dealing with different individual behaviors of employees in the workplace
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Study Questions
How do perceptions influence individual behavior? 2. What should we know about personalities in the workplace? 3. How do attitudes influence individual behavior? 4. What are the dynamics of emotions, moods, and stress?
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Ambition
Desire to achieve or to accomplish something Shows through personality as a sense of competitiveness
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dont Propels individual leaders and their companies to strive to reach their potential Leaders need a healthy dose of it to push themselves and others
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Personal Differentiators
Ambition Drive Tenacity Confidence Openness To achieve To solve To persevere To act To Experience
Realism
Learning Integrity
To accept
To grow To fulfill
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Perception
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Perception
The process through which people receive, organize and
interpret information from the environment Yourself Other people Daily life experiences
People have different perception over things and situations Culture, values, gender, age, People behave according to these perceptions
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Perception
Example
Fisherman VS Surfer
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Psychological Contracts
Psychological contracts are sets
of promises or expectations that are exchanged between the parties in an employment relationship.
represents, in a basic sense, the obligations, rights, rewards, etc., that an employee believes he/she is 'owed' by his/her employer, in return for the employee's work and loyalty.
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Contributions
Inducements
Contributions
Inducements
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because his contribution is not given equivalent inducements Example: An employee on overtime is paid with the compensation amount for a regular shift
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because the inducements are not given equivalent work contributions. Example: An employer gave his employees their salary equivalent for a week. At the end of the week, the employees turned out to produce work equivalent for 4 days.
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Ideal Situation
In this situation, the
Contributions Inducements
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another persons/groups performance problems as due more to internal failures of the person/group than external factors relating to the environment.
Example: When a student fails to turn in a homework assignment, a teacher is too ready to assume that the student was too lazy to finish the homework, without sufficiently taking into account the situation that the student was in.
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Self-serving Bias
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Self-serving Bias
Explain personal success by internal causes and personal
committing mistakes
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for your paper and complain that you were not given enough time to finish it. But the truth is, you just spent those times allotted for completing that paper playing dota.
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friends that you pass the exam even without reviewing because you are born and innately intelligent.
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negative.
Common stereotypes
Gender Racial and ethnic Ability Age
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Halo Effect
It occurs when one attribute is used
bringing in new accounts and generating revenue, so he is promoted to the position of vice president of sales. Unfortunately, he does not know the first thing about being a company executive.
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Selective Perception
Refers to the tendency to single out for attention those
aspects of a situation or person that reinforce ones existing beliefs, values, or needs. Tendency to define problems from ones own point of view.
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Projection
It is the assignment of personal
applicant. Upon the interview, the interviewer knew that they share the same interests in books. By knowing this, the HR officer accepted the applicant, assuming that the applicant is as equally effective as he is.
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Impression Management
Impression Management
Impression management is the act of slightly bending the truth so as to ensure that others are not harmed or insulted by your statements as well as to make yourself appear in the best possible light. The systematic attempt to influence how others perceive us
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Points
Downplaying Negative Factors
Controlling Body Language
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Personality
Refers to the profile of the
characteristics making a person unique from others. It is the particular combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual. Refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving.
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Personal Conception Trait Describing how people, by personality, tend to relate with the environment Emotional Adjustment Trait Describing how people are inclined toward handling stress and uncomfortable situations
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Emotional Stability
Authoritarianism
Conscientiousness
Type A Orientation
Agreeableness
Machiavellianism
Extroversion
Self-monitoring
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Locus of Control Is the extent to which one believes that what happens is within ones control
Internals are more self-confident and accept responsibility for their own
actions Externals are more prone to blame others and outside forces for what happens to them
Authoritarianism Is the degree to which a person tends to defer to authority and accepts status differences
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Machiavellianism Describes the extent to which someone is emotionally detached and manipulative
High-Mach personality is viewed as exploitive and unconcerned to
others Low-Mach personality is differential in allowing others to exert power over him or her
Self-monitoring Is the degree to which someone is able to adjust behavior in response to external factors
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Type A Personality Is a person oriented toward extreme achievement, impatience, and perfectionism
Patterns of Behavior in Type A Personality
Always moving, walking, and eating rapidly Acting impatient, hurrying others, put off by waiting Doing, or trying to do, several things at once Feeling guilty when relaxing Hurrying or interrupting the speech of others Trying to schedule more in less time Using nervous gestures such as tapping fingers or clenching fist
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Attitude
It is a predisposition to act in a certain way toward people
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Cognitive dissonance Describes the discomfort felt when ones attitude and behavior are consistent Job Satisfaction Is the degree to which an individual feels positive or negative about various aspects of work
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Satisfaction Facets
Work itself Does the job offer responsibility, interest, challenge? Quality of supervision Is task help and social support available? Co-workers How much harmony, respect , friendliness exists? Opportunities Are there avenues for promotion, learning, growth? Pay is compensation, actual and perceived, fair and substantial?
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less often than those who are dissatisfied Turnover- satisfied workers are more likely to stay and dissatisfied workers are more likely to quit their job
Employee engagement Is willingness to help others do extra, and feeling positive about the organization
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Job Involvement The extent to which an individual is dedicated to a job Organizational Citizenship Is a willingness to go beyond the call of duty or go the extra mile in ones work
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Mood
Moods Are more generalized positive and negative feelings or states of mind that may persist for some time Mood Contagion The spill over effects of ones mood onto others
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Stress
Stress A state of tension caused by extraordinary demands, constraints or opportunities Stressors Things that cause stress
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Outcomes of Stress
Constructive Stress Also called eustress Acts in a positive way to increase effort, stimulate creativity, and encourage diligence in ones work Destructive Stress Also called distress Is dysfunctional and impairs the performance of an individual
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Job Burnout Physical and mental exhaustion that can be personally incapacitating Workplace rage Aggressive behavior toward co-workers and the work setting in general
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Stress Management
Is the systematic way of dealing with stress in order to
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