Introduction to Organizational Behavior Week 2

Agenda Big 5 Survey & Review “Steroids in Baseball” Teamwork on Case Study “Steroids in Baseball” Class Presentation & More Review Quiz & Preview (if we have time) Question and Answer

Your Big 5 Personality Reports Review What is personality? What are the Big 5? Why can knowledge about personality be useful? What do you see on your report? Your score Average class score Measurement on a scale Does this fit you?

Case Study: MLB’s Drug Problem Read article Discuss in small groups Answer questions  There are many alternative answers, so try to generate multiple explanations or a different line of reasoning.  This is a good practice for exams, so take your own notes! Present & discuss in plenary

Questions to Consider Which personality traits may influence a baseball player’s behavior?  Which traits (if any) seem irrelevant ? Which situational factors influence behavior?  Do any of the situational factors seem to have a stronger impact than other factors? How can we use interactions to explain behavior?  Apply each of the 3 interactions to further explain the players’ behavior. As a consultant, how could you create a plan to reduce illegal substance abuse using the PXS Interaction Framework?

The PXS Interaction Framework Interaction 1 Interaction 1  Different people react to the same situation in different ways. Interaction 2 Interaction 2  Certain people can influence situations more than others. Interaction 3 Interaction 3  Different people select themselves into different situations.

Useful? Not useful? Personality is not a guaranteed accurate predictor.  Situations Norms, Strong Situations  Measurement Problems Projection, fundamental attribution error, Barnum effect, stereotypes…  Exact behaviors Single observation, single Behavior  Self Monitoring Behave according to situational demands Personality will predict behavior when…  Raters are familiar with the person being rated.  There are multiple behavioral observations.  There are multiple observers.

Q & A

Almost done… … or do will still have time for the quiz? Next week’s lecture: Motivating People in Organizations: Motivation & Job Attitudes Have a great weekend!

True or False? Agreeableness is commonly associated with success in jobs that require interaction with others and the ability to adapt to many situations.

The CEO of the Albacore Corporation wants to use a personality test in order to predict which workers will be able to generally achieve. Which Big 5 trait should the Albacore Corp. focus on? a.) Conscientiousness b.) Agreeableness c.) Extraversion d.) Openness to Experience

Tarik is not unsocial, but he doesn’t like to interact with many people. He needs to be alone in order to regenerate energy. According to the Big 5, Tarik probably should not take a job in/as… a.) data analyst b.) research and design c.) sales management d.) a university as a professor

Catherine tends to be compassionate, cooperative and emotionally stable. According to organizational implications of the Big 5, one could predict that Catherine would…  a.) have more issues than anyone could ever deal with  b.) have leadership capabilities  c.) have individual creativity  d.) be less likely to have mental diseases

Which Big 5 trait is associated with the ability to learn from training? a.) Neuroticism b.) Openness to Experience c.) Agreeableness d.) Extraversion

And now, seriously: Have a good weekend!