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Collectivism
________: national culture attribute that describes a tight social framework in which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after them and protect them.
Femininity
________: national culture attribute that indicates little differentiation between male and female roles; a high rating indicates that women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects of the society.
Core self
________ evaluation: degree to which an individual likes /dislikes himself /herself as capable and effective, and whether the person feels in control of his /her environment or powerless over the environment.
Machiavellianism
________: degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance and believes that ends can justify means.
Conscientiousness
________: personality dimension that describes someone who is responsible, dependable, persistent and organized.
Agreeableness
________: personality dimension that describes someone who is good natured, cooperative and trusting.
Emotional stability
________: personality dimension that characterizes someone as calm, self confident, secure (positive) VS nervous, depressed and insecure (negative)
Extroversion
________: personality dimension that describes someone who is sociable, gregarious and assertive.
Weakness
________: it forces people into being one way or the other, there is no in- between you are either introverted or extroverted.
Narcissism
________: tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of self importance, require excessive admiration and have a sense of entitlement.
Personality
________: sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others.
self awareness
Strength: good tool that provides career guidance and increases ________.
Risk
________- taking → managers in large organizations may be more willing to take ________ than entrepreneurs.
Heredity
________: factors determined at conception; ones biological, physiological and inherent psychological makeup.
aggressive involvement
Type A personality: ________ in a chronic, incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time and if necessary against the opposing efforts of other things other people.
Power distance
________: national culture attribute that describes the extent to which a society accepts that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally.
Short term orientation
________: national culture attribute that emphasizes the present and accepts change.
Uncertainty avoidance
________: national culture attribute that describes the extent to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them.
Proactive personality
________: people who identify opportunities, show initiative, take action and persevere until meaningful change occurs.
Myers Briggs Type Indicator
________ (MBTI): personality test that taps four characteristics and classifies people into 1 of 16 personality types.
Societal values
________ are characterized by assertiveness and materialism.
Self monitoring
________: personality trait that measures an individual's ability to adjust his /her behavior to external, situational factors.
Individualism
________: national culture attribute that describes the degree to which people prefer to act as ________ rather than as members of groups.
Masculinity
________: national culture attribute that describes the extent to which the culture favors traditional masculine work roles of achievement, power, and control.
Long term orientation
________: national culture attribute that emphasizes the future, thrift and persistence.
personality
Measuring ________ can be used in hiring decisions and forecasting who is better for a job.
Personality
________- job fit: theory that identifies six ________ types and proposes that the fit between ________ type and occupational environment determines satisfaction and turnover.
Personality
Sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others
Heredity
Factors determined at conception; one’s biological, physiological and inherent psychological makeup
Personality traits
Enduring characteristics that describe an individual’s behavior
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Personality test that taps four characteristics and classifies people into 1 of 16 personality types
4 characteristics of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Extroverted VS introverted, sensing VS intuitive, thinking VS feeling and judging VS perceiving
Big Five personality model
Personality assessment model that taps 5 basic dimensions
5 dimensions of Big Five personality model
Extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability and openness to experience
Extroversion
Personality dimension that describes someone who is sociable, gregarious and assertive
Agreeableness
Personality dimension that describes someone who is good natured, cooperative and trusting
Conscientiousness
Personality dimension that describes someone who is responsible, dependable, persistent and organized
Emotional stability
Personality dimension that characterizes someone as calm, self confident, secure (positive) VS nervous, depressed and insecure (negative)
Openness to experience
Personality dimension that characterizes someone in terms of imagination, sensitivity and curiosity
Core-self evaluation
Degree to which an individual likes/dislikes himself/herself as capable and effective, and whether the person feels in control of his/her environment or powerless over the environment
Machiavellianism
Degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance and believes that ends can justify means
Narcissism
Tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of self importance, require excessive admiration and have a sense of entitlement
Self-monitoring
Personality trait that measures an individual's ability to adjust his/her behavior to external, situational factors
Risk-taking
Managers in large organizations may be more willing to take risks than entrepreneurs
Type A personality
Aggressive involvement in a chronic, incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time and if necessary against the opposing efforts of other things other people
Proactive personality
People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take action and persevere until meaningful change occurs
Situation-strength theory
Theory indicating that the way personality translates into behavior depends on the strength of the situation
Trait Activation Theory (TAT)
Theory that predicts that some situations, events or interventions “activate” a trait more than others
Values
Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence
Value system
Hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual’s values in terms of their intensity
Terminal values
Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would like to achieve during their lifetime
Instrumental values
Preferable modes of behavior or means of achieving one’s terminal values
Personality-job fit
Theory that identifies six personality types and proposes that the fit between personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction and turnover
Person-organization fit
Theory that people are attracted to and selected by organizations that match their values and leave when there is not compatibility
Hofstede’s framework for assessing cultures
Power distance, individualism VS collectivism, masculinity VS femininity, uncertainty avoidance and long-term orientation VS short-term orientation
Power distance
National culture attribute that describes the extent to which a society accepts that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally
Individualism
National culture attribute that describes the degree to which people prefer to act as individuals rather than as members of groups
Collectivism
National culture attribute that describes a tight social framework in which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after them and protect them
Masculinity
National culture attribute that describes the extent to which the culture favors traditional masculine work roles of achievement, power, and control. Societal values are characterized by assertiveness and materialism
Femininity
National culture attribute that indicates little differentiation between male and female roles; a high rating indicates that women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects of the society
Uncertainty avoidance
National culture attribute that describes the extent to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them
Long-term orientation
National culture attribute that emphasizes the future, thrift and persistence
Short-term orientation
National culture attribute that emphasizes the present and accepts change
GLOBE framework for assessing cultures
Similar to Hofstede’s, but with 2 added dimensions: humane orientation and performance orientation
