9 Chapter Foundations of Individual Behavior Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-1
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. And … Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-2
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. Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-3
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Organizational Behavior Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-5
Goals of Organizational Behavior Managers need to explain, predict and influence these behaviors: 1.Employee productivity 2.Absenteeism 3.Turnover 4.Organizational citizenship behavior 5.Job satisfaction 6.Workplace misbehavior Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-6
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Attitudes and Job Performance Key attitudes: Job satisfaction Job involvement Organizational commitment Employee engagement Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-8
Attitudes and Consistency Cognitive dissonance is any incompatibility or inconsistency between attitudes or between behavior and attitudes. Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-9
Understanding Attitudes Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-10
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Personality Theories Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-12
Big Five Model of Personality Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-13 The Big Five factors are: 1.Extraversion 2.Agreeableness 3.Conscientiousness 4.Emotional stability 5.Openness to experience
Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence is composed of five dimensions: 1.Self-awareness 2.Self-management 3.Self-motivation 4.Empathy 5.Social skills Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-14
Personality Traits Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-15
Matching Personalities and Jobs Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-16
Personality Attributes and Culture Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-17
Understanding Personality Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-18
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Perception Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-20
Judging Employees Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-21
Distorted Attributions Say one thing but hear another Overestimate influence of personal factors Attribute success to internal factors Attribute failure to external factors Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-22
Perceptual Shortcuts Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-23
Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-24 Understanding Perception
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Learning Theories Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-26 Operant conditioning – Behavior is a function of its consequences. Social learning – People can learn through observation and direct experience.
Social Learning Theory Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-27
Shaping Behavior Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-28
Understanding Learning Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-29
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Contemporary Issues Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-31
Managerial Challenges Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-32
Negative Behavior in the Workplace Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education9-33
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