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Foundations of Individual Behavior

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Learning Outcomes

After studying this chapter, you will be able to:

• Identify the focus and goals of organizational behavior (OB).

• Explain the role that attitudes play in job performance.

• Describe different personality theories.

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Learning Outcomes (cont.)

• Describe perception and the factors that influence it.

• Discuss learning theories and their relevance in shaping behavior.

• Discuss contemporary issues in OB.

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Organizational Behavior

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Goals of Organizational Behavior

Managers need to explain, predict and influence these behaviors:

1. Employee productivity2. Absenteeism3. Turnover4. Organizational citizenship

behavior 5. Job satisfaction6. Workplace misbehavior

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Attitudes and Job Performance

Key attitudes:• Job satisfaction• Job involvement• Organizational

commitment• Employee engagement

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Attitudes and Consistency

Cognitive dissonance is any incompatibility or inconsistency between attitudes or between behavior and attitudes.

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Understanding Attitudes

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Personality Theories

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Big Five Model of Personality

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The Big Five factors are:

1. Extraversion2. Agreeableness3. Conscientiousness4. Emotional stability5. Openness to experience

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is composed of five dimensions:

1. Self-awareness2. Self-management3. Self-motivation 4. Empathy5. Social skills

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Personality Traits

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Matching Personalities and Jobs

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Personality Attributes and Culture

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Understanding Personality

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Perception

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Judging Employees

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Distorted Attributions

• Say one thing but hear another• Overestimate influence of personal factors• Attribute success to internal factors• Attribute failure to external factors

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Perceptual Shortcuts

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Understanding Perception

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Learning Theories

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• Operant conditioning – Behavior is a function of its consequences.

• Social learning – People can learn through observation and direct experience.

Social Learning Theory

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Shaping Behavior

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Understanding Learning

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Contemporary Issues

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Managerial Challenges

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Negative Behavior in the Workplace

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