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MGT1OBE_MGT2OBE Organisational Behaviour Assessment Task 2: Individual Assignment This assignment provides you with an opportunity to explore the topic of personality and engage with Organisational Behaviour literature. This assignment requires you to do research. Your task is to draw on Organisational Behaviour theory to critically analyse the topic of personality. Your essay should have the following sections: 1. Introduction. State the purpose of the essay, what you will be arguing, and how you have structured the essay. 2. Identify and discuss the "Big Five" personality dimensions. Engage with OB theory and literature to identify and discuss the Big Five personality dimensions. Use examples to clarify/support the discussion. Use Organisational Behaviour concepts, theory and frameworks in addressing this section. 3. Utilise the theory of the “Big Five” personality dimensions and identify performance improvement areas. Based on the Big Five personality test conducted in your workshops (Weeks 1, 2 & 3) and results, identify two areas for self-improvement that may enhance your academic or work-related performance. Please use your personality assessment and Organisational Behaviour theories to logically explain and reach a conclusion. 4. Conclusion. Summarise key points made in the essay. 5. Reference list. You need to use the APA 6 referencing style. Please include copies of the Big Five personality questionnaire and score with your Assessment 2. You can attach a pdf or a photo image; however, the attachment must be legible. As a general guide, sections 2 and 3 should be roughly equal in word count. The introduction and conclusion section should account for approximately 10% of the word count. You MUST consult and reference a minimum of four (4) academic articles and two (2) books (of which one can be the recommend textbook, Wood et al, 2019) to support your analysis. We recommend you consider the following publications to identify relevant articles: Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, British Journal of Management, Human Relations, Journal of Management, Leadership Quarterly, Business Horizons, Harvard Business Review. Length: A maximum of 1,000 words (+/- 10%) (Reference list is excluded from the word count) Weighting: 20% of your total mark. Due date: Sunday ending Week 6 by 11:55pm Submission: Submit via the LMS. Hard copies are NOT required Format: The document should be written as a clear, concise essay. It is important that your essay has a logical structure, and makes use of relevant subheadings where appropriate. Ensure coherent writing and avoid grammatical and spelling mistakes. For reading (and marking) ease please use a 12-point Calibri font with 2x spacing. Marking Criteria: Please refer to the LMS for marking criteria. Students are advised to consult the marking guide before commencing their assessment piece. responsible Individual Attributes – Personality and Individual differences Organisational Behaviour Dr Jennifer Spoor La Trobe Business School ‹#› Personality: Definitions Definitions ‘Person’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting’ (McShane et al., 2013: 43) ‘Overall profile of traits that characterise the unique nature of a person’ (Wood et al., 2016: 50) Personality is Affected by both nature and nurture Relatively stable across time and situation More predictive of behavior in ‘weak’ situations La Trobe Business School ‹#› Personality: The Big Five Personality often described using traits The Big 5 is the most influential and well-supported model of personality in the workplace The Big 5… Represents most personality traits Has been tested repeatedly in many samples, including cross-cultural samples. Is relatively good at predicting work outcomes, especially compared to other personality models. Has predictive value even when accounting for factors like general intelligence, past experience, etc. La Trobe Business School ‹#› 3 Personality: The Big Five Big 5 FactorPeople who score high tend to be more…Typical outcomes for people high on the factor… ConscientiousnessCareful, dependable, self-disciplined, achievement-orientedHigher overall performance Enhanced leadership Greater longevity AgreeablenessCourteous, good-natured, empathic, caring, conformingHigher performance in interpersonal settings Less deviance Emotional stabilitySecure, resilient, proactive and calmLower stress Higher job and life satisfaction Openness to experienceImaginative, creative, curious, sensitive, risk taking Good in training and international assignments Responsive to change ExtraversionOutgoing, talkative, sociable, assertiveHigher performance in interpersonal settings Higher job and life satisfaction Barrick & Mount (2009); Judge, Higgins, Thoresen, & Barrick (1999) La Trobe Business School ‹#› 4 Individual Attributes – Personality and Individual differences Organisational Behaviour Dr Jennifer Spoor La Trobe Business School ‹#› PowerPoint Presentation latrobe.edu.au La Trobe University CRICOS Provider Code Number 00115M Individual Attributes MGT1OBE/MGT2OBE Organisational Behaviour latrobe.edu.au Slide 2 | Version 2 **Please email from your La Trobe student address. Include your full name, student id number, subject code and campus in the message. Key Contacts* Coordinator/Lecturer Workshop Facilitator Dr Biju Philip Office: Martin Building, Room 422, Bundoora E-mail:
[email protected] Phone: (03) 9479 2598 Please note your workshop facilitator’s details *Refer to subject learning guide (SLG) and LMS for complete and updated information latrobe.edu.au Slide 3 | Version 2 • Performance is a function of ability, motivation and opportunity to act • Performance equation (Wood et al.,. 2019) Individual Performance Individual Performance Individual attributes Work Effort Organisational Support = X X Individual Attributes • Demography – e.g. Gender, Age, Ethnic background, Religion • Competency – includes Aptitude and Ability, Cognitive abilities, Physical abilities, Emotional competence • Personality – overall profile or combination of traits that characterise the unique nature of a person latrobe.edu.au Slide 4 | Version 2 Demographic differences are background variables that help shape what a person becomes over time. Gender Age Racial/ethnic background Religion Disability Demography latrobe.edu.au Slide 5 | Version 2 Refer to Application Question 2.3, page 72 The year is 2020 and you are employed by the ‘Commission of Inquiry into the Ageing Workforce’. Your role is to prepare a report on current employment trends in relation to age; their broader implications for the economy and society; and creative strategies to address problem issues. What would you write? Discussion – Age and Work latrobe.edu.au Slide 6 | Version 2 Aptitude and ability: Aptitude is the ability to learn something, while ability is the capacity to perform the various tasks required for a job. Cognitive abilities: specific form of ability that refers to our mental capacity to process information and solve problems Physical abilities: form of ability that refer to a our natural and developed motor capacities for speed, strength, flexibility etc, as well as our use of the five senses Emotional competence: complement our cognitive and physical capabilities. Competency latrobe.edu.au Slide 7 | Version 2 Working in groups, explain the relevance of emotional intelligence and emotional management to the workplace. Illustrate your answer with examples. Be ready to report back to the class Activity: Emotional intelligence latrobe.edu.au Slide 8 | Version 2 Personality differences Personality is the overall profile or combination of traits that characterise the unique nature of a person. Personality differences among individuals Figure 2.4 Personality is • Affected by both nature and nurture • Relatively stable across time and situation • More predictive of behavior in ‘weak’ situations Figure 2.4 latrobe.edu.au Slide 9 | Version 2 Personality often described using traits The Big 5 is the most influential and well-supported model of personality in the workplace The Big 5… –Represents most personality traits –Has been tested repeatedly in many samples, including cross- cultural samples. – Is relatively good at predicting work outcomes, especially compared to other personality models. –Has predictive value even when accounting for factors like general intelligence, past experience, etc. Personality: The Big Five latrobe.edu.au Slide 11 | Version 2 Personality: The Big Five Big 5 Factor People who score high tend to be more… Typical outcomes for people high on the factor… Conscientiousness Careful, dependable, self- disciplined, achievement- oriented • Higher overall performance • Enhanced leadership • Greater longevity Agreeableness Courteous, good-natured, empathic, caring, conforming • Higher performance in interpersonal settings • Less deviance Emotional stability (Neuroticism) Secure, resilient, proactive and calm • Lower stress • Higher job and life satisfaction Openness to experience Imaginative, creative, curious, sensitive, risk taking • Good in training and international assignments • Responsive to change Extraversion Outgoing, talkative, sociable, assertive • Higher performance in interpersonal settings • Higher job and life satisfaction Barrick & Mount (2009); Judge, Higgins, Thoresen, & Barrick (1999) latrobe.edu.au Slide 12 | Version 2 On your copy of the ‘The Big Five’, shade whether you see yourself as high or low for each personality dimension Activity: Big Five A high score suggests that you A low score suggests that you Openness to experience are imaginative and intellectual with a range of interests prefer tradition and stability, and dislike change Conscientiousness are responsible, dependable, and achievement-oriented are easily distracted, unreliable and disorganized Extraversion are sociable, talkative, outgoing, assertive 9refer to be alone, and that you are quiet and reserved Agreeableness are good-natured, trusting and cooperative, deferring to others prefer to promote your own views, to have your own way Emotional Stability are calm, secure, enthusiastic feel tense, insecure and depressed latrobe.edu.au Slide 13 | Version 2 Compare the scores you received from the questionnaire last week, with the shading you completed in class today Class question Do the scores reflect the way you see yourself? Comparing your scores... latrobe.edu.au Slide 14 | Version 2 Personality testing is widely used as a recruitment and selection strategy. Working in groups, list the advantages and disadvantages of such a strategy and why? In your answer please use examples. → Be ready to report back to class Working in groups, answer the below question: latrobe.edu.au Slide 15 | Version 2 This assignment provides you with an opportunity to explore the topic of personality and engage with Organisational Behaviour literature. This assignment requires you to do research. Your task is to draw on Organisational Behaviour theory to critically analyse an assigned topic –See SLG