Chapter 2 Flashcards

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  1. Motivation
  2. Ability
  3. Role perceptions
  4. Situational factors
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  1. Task performance
  2. Organizational citizenship
  3. Counterproductive work behaviour
  4. Joining and staying with the organization
  5. Maintaining work attendance
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CANOE

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  1. Conscientiousness
  2. Agreeableness
  3. Neuroticism
  4. Openness to experiences
  5. Extroversion
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  1. Self-transcendence
  2. Conservation
  3. Self-enhancement
  4. Openness to change
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Ability

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The natural aptitudes and learned capabilities required to successfully complete a task.

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Achievement-nurturing Orientation

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A crosscultural value describing the degree to which people in a culture emphasize competitive versus cooperative relations with other people.

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Collectivism

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A cross-cultural value describing the degree to which people in a culture emphasize duty to groups to which they belong, and to group harmony.

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Competencies

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Skills, knowledge, aptitudes, and other personal characteristics that lead to superior performance

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Conscientiousness

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A personality dimension describing people who are careful, dependable, and self-disciplined.

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ethical sensitivity

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A personal characteristic that enables people to recognize the presence of an ethical issue and determine its relative importance.

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evidence-based management

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The practice of making decisions and taking actions based on research evidence.

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extroversion

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A personality dimension describing people who are outgoing, talkative, sociable, and assertive.

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individualism

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A cross-cultural value describing the degree to which people in a culture emphasize independence and personal uniqueness.

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moral intensity

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The degree to which an issue demands the application of ethical principles.

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motivation

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The forces within a person that affect his or her direction, intensity, and persistence of voluntary behaviour.

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neuroticism

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A personality dimension describing people with high levels of anxiety, hostility, depression, and self-consciousness.

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power distance

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A cross-cultural value describing the degree to which people in a culture accept unequal distribution of power in a society.

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personality

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The relatively enduring pattern of thoughts, emotions, and behaviours that characterize a person, along with the psychological processes behind those characteristics.

External traits - Observable behaviours

Internal states - thoughts, values

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presenteeism

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Attending scheduled work when one’s capacity to perform is significantly diminished by illness or other factors.

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role perceptions

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The extent to which people understand the job duties (roles) assigned to or expected of them.

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uncertainty avoidance

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A cross-cultural value describing the degree to which people in a culture tolerate ambiguity (low uncertainty avoidance) or feel threatened by ambiguity and uncertainty (high uncertainty avoidance).

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Task Performance

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Goal-Directed behaviours under person’s control

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Organizational Citizenship

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Contextual performance - cooperation and helpfulness beyond required job duties

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Counterproductive Work Behaviours

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Voluntary behaviours that potentially harm the organization

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Joining/staying with the Organization
Agreeing to employment relationship; remaining in that relationship
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Maintaining Work Attendance
Attending work at required times
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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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Nature vs Nurture
Nature - Heredity (genes) Nurture - socialization, life experiences, learning (taught)
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Three Ethical Principles
Utilitarianism - Greatest good for the greatest number of people Individual Rights - Fundamental entitlements in society Distributive Justice - People who are similar should recieve similar benefits
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Moral Intensity
Degree that issue demands ethical principles
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Ethical Sensitivity
Ability to recognize the presence and determine the relative importance of an ethical issue
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Situational influences
Competitive pressures and other conditions affect ethical behaviour
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Three Value Congruences
1. We can think of specific reasons for doing so 2. When the situation supports those values 3. When we actively think about them