Aantekeningen hoorcolleges Flashcards
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What is Organizational Behavior (OB)?
The study of the structure and management of organization, their environments, and the actions and interactions of their individual members and groups.
How can behavior in organizations be explained?
By the PESTLE context: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Ecological.
What does OB do?
Looks at attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups in organizational context.
What is Evidence-Based Management (EBMgt)?
To use the latest and best research evidence in managing people and organizations to improve decision-making quality.
Define personality in the context of organizational behavior.
The psychological qualities that influence an individual‘s characteristic behavior patterns, in a stable and distinctive manner.
What are the two approaches to assess personality?
- Nomothetic approach
- Idiographic approach
What does the Nomothetic approach to personality assessment emphasize?
That personality is inherited with little environmental effect and can be measured and compared.
What does the Idiographic approach to personality assessment emphasize?
Capturing individual characteristics without producing universal laws of behavior.
List the four personality types identified by Hippocrates.
- Sanguine
- Phlegmatic
- Melancholic
- Choleric
What are the three somatotypes based on body size and shape?
- Mesomorph
- Ectomorph
- Endomorph
What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assess?
Personality types based on Jung‘s theory.
What are the Big Five personality trait clusters?
- Conscientiousness
- Extraversion
- Openness
- Agreeableness
- Neuroticism
What is the H factor recognized in personality traits?
Honesty-Humility.
How is conscientiousness related to job performance?
Positively related to salary, promotions, and job satisfaction in most jobs.
True or False: Extraversion has consistent findings across all job types.
False.
What are psychometric tests used for in employee selection?
To identify individuals who will more likely collaborate or come into conflict.
What is the definition of organizational culture?
A pattern of shared basic assumptions learned by a group to solve problems of external adaptation and internal integration.
What are the key characteristics of organizational culture?
- Shared assumptions
- Problem-solving
- Validity
- Teaching to new members
What does the term ‘organizational culture dilution’ refer to?
The culture becomes weaker when people depart and more newcomers join the organization.
Define individual learning.
Formal learning involves training and development; informal learning is self-directed and intentional.
What is Learning Goal Orientation (LGO)?
A personality variable reflecting the belief in developing competence through expanding one’s ability.
What is the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset?
- Growth mindset: Belief in ability development
- Fixed mindset: Belief in static ability
What is the Job Characteristic Model of Work Motivation?
A framework that identifies how specific job characteristics influence employee motivation.
What are the two types of motivation theories?
- Content theories
- Process theories
