Behavior directed at gaining power and controlling the behavior of others

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used to describe behavior directed at gaining power andcontrolling the behavior of othersÉâÉãɳcognitionthe knowledge a person presumes to have aboutsomethingÉâÉãɳaffecta persons feelings toward something


Psychological contract The overall set of expectations held by an individual with respect to what he or she will contribute to the organization and what the organization will provide to the individual

Contributions What the individual provides to the organization

Inducements What the organization provides to the individual

Person-job fit The extent to which the contributions made by the individual match the inducements offered by the organization

Individual differences Personal attributes that vary from one person to another

Personality The relatively permanent set of psychological and behavioral attributes that distinguish one person from another

"Big five" personality traits A popular personality framework based on five key traits

Agreeableness A person's ability to get along with others

Conscientiousness The number of goals on which a person focuses

Negative emotionality Extent to which a person is poised, calm, resilient and secure

Extraversion A person's comfort level with relationships

Openness A person's rigidity of beliefs and range of interests

Locus of control The degree to which an individual believes that behavior has a direct impact on the consequences of that behavior

Self-efficacy An individual's beliefs about her or his capabilities to perform a task

Authoritarianism The extent to which an individual believes that power and status differences are appropriate within hierarchical social systems like organizations

Machiavellianism Behavior directed at gaining power and controlling the behavior of others

Self-esteem The extent to which a person believes that he or she is a worthwhile and deserving individual

Risk propensity The degree to which an individual is willing to take chances and make risky decisions

Attitudes Complexes of beliefs and feelings that people have about specific ideas, situations, or other people

Cognitive dissonance Caused when an individual has conflicting attitudes

Job satisfaction or dissatisfaction An attitude that reflects the extent to which an individual is gratified by or fulfilled in his or her work

Organizational commitment An attitude that reflects an individual's identification with and attachment to the organization itself

Positive affectivity A tendency to be relatively upbeat and optimistic, have an overall sense of well-being, see things in a positive light, and seem to be in a good mood

Negative affectivity A tendency to be generally downbeat and pessimistic, see things in a negative way, and seem to be in a bad mood

Perception The set of processes by which an individual becomes aware of and interprets information about the environment

Selective perception The process of screening out information that we are uncomfortable with or which contradicts our beliefs

Stereotyping The process of categorizing or labelling people on the basis of a single attribute

Attribution The process of observing behavior and attributing causes to it

Stress An individual's response to a strong stimulus, which is called a stressor

General Adaptation Syndrome General cycle of the stress process

Type A Individuals who are extremely competitive, very devoted to work, and have a strong sense of time urgency

Type B Individuals who are less competitive, less devoted to work, and have a weaker sense of time urgency

Burnout A feeling of exhaustion that may develop when someone experiences too much stress for an extended period of time

Creativity The ability of an individual to generate new ideas or to conceive of new perspectives on existing ideas

Workplace behavior A pattern of action by the members of an organization that directly or indirectly influences organizational effectiveness

Performance behaviors The total set of work-related behaviors that the organization expects the individual to display

Absenteeism When an individual does not show up for work

Turnover When people quit their jobs

Organizational citizenship The behavior of individuals that makes a positive overall contribution to the organization


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Behavior directed at gaining power and controlling the behavior of others
Management
Seventh Edition

Ricky W. Griffin, Texas A&M University

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Chapter 9 Managing Individual Behavior

"big five" personality traits A popular personality framework based on five key traits

absenteeism When an individual does not show up for work

agreeableness A person's ability to get along with others

attitudes Complexes of beliefs and feelings that people have about specific ideas, situations, or other people

attribution The process of observing behavior and attributing causes to it

authoritarianism The extent to which an individual believes that power and status differences are appropriate within hierarchical social systems like organizations

burnout A feeling of exhaustion that may develop when someone experiences too much stress for an extended period of time

cognitive dissonance Caused when an individual has conflicting attitudes

conscientiousness The number of goals on which a person focuses

contributions What the individual provides to the organization

creativity The ability of an individual to generate new ideas or to conceive of new perspectives on existing ideas

extraversion A person's comfort level with relationships

general adaptation syndrome (GAS) General cycle of the stress process

individual differences Personal attributes that vary from one person to another

inducements What the organization provides to the individual

job satisfaction or dissatisfaction An attitude that reflects the extent to which an individual is gratified by or fulfilled in his or her work

locus of control The degree to which an individual believes that behavior has a direct impact on the consequences of that behavior

machiavellianism Behavior directed at gaining power and controlling the behavior of others

negative emotionality Extent to which a person is poised, calm, resilient and secure

openness A person's rigidity of beliefs and range of interests

organizational citizenship The behavior of individuals that makes a positive overall contribution to the organization

organizational commitment An attitude that reflects an individual's identification with and attachment to the organization itself

perception The set of processes through which an individual becomes aware of and interprets information about the environment

performance behaviors The total set of work-related behaviors that the organization expects the individual to display

personality The relatively permanent set of psychological and behavioral attributes that distinguish one person from another

person-job fit The extent to which the contributions made by the individual match the inducements offered by the organization

psychological contract The overall set of expectations held by an individual with respect to what he or she will contribute to the organization and what the organization will provide to the individual

risk propensity The degree to which an individual is willing to take chances and make risky decisions

selective perception The process of screening out information that we are uncomfortable with or which contradicts our beliefs

self-efficacy An individual's beliefs about her or his capabilities to perform a task

self-esteem The extent to which a person believes that he or she is a worthwhile and deserving individual

stereotyping The process of categorizing or labelling people on the basis of a single attribute

stress An individual's response to a strong stimulus, which is called a When people quit their job

Type A Individuals who are extremely competitive, very devoted to work, and have a strong sense of time urgency

Type B Individuals who are less competitive, less devoted to work, and have a weaker sense of time urgency

workplace behavior A pattern of action by the members of an organization that directly or indirectly influences organizational effectiveness