Personality

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Across
  1. 5. The concept of putting the right person in the right job, group, or organization and exposing different employees to different management styles.
  2. 6. This trait is important for jobs that require a lot of interpersonal interaction, such as sales and management, where being sociable, assertive, energetic, and ambitious is important for success.
  3. 8. In weak situations, it is not always clear how a person should behave, while in strong situations, there are clear expectations. As a result, personality has the most impact in _____ situations.
  4. 9. According to the _____ approach, characteristics of the organizational setting, such as rewards and punishments, influence people's feelings, attitudes, or behaviours.
  5. 10. The extent to which people observe and regulate how they appear and behave in social settings and relationships.
  6. 11. According to the _____ theory, personality traits lead to certain behaviours only when the situation makes the need for that trait salient (obvious).
  7. 13. The relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts with their environment and how they feel, think, and behave.
  8. 14. The _____ provides a framework for classifying personality characteristics into five general dimensions.
  9. 15. People who score high on this trait are likely to do well in jobs that involve learning and creativity, given that they tend to be intellectual, curious, and imaginative and tend to have broad interests.
  10. 16. According to the _____ approach, individuals possess stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviours.
Down
  1. 1. People who score high on this trait are likely to perform well on most jobs, given their tendency toward hard work and achievement.
  2. 2. According to the _____ approach, organizational behaviour is a function of both dispositions and the situation.
  3. 3. People who score high on this trait are likely to have more effective interactions with co-workers and customers because they tend to be more calm and secure.
  4. 4. The degree to which a person has a positive self-evaluation.
  5. 7. A personality dimension that reflects individuals' beliefs about whether their behaviour is controlled by internal or external factors. People who believe in internal factors feel that they have control over their futures and are able to change their behaviour. People who believe in external factors believe their futures are beyond their control and that outcomes in their life are determined by luck and chance.
  6. 12. This trait is most likely to contribute to job performance in jobs that require interaction and involve helping and nurturing others, as well as in jobs involving teamwork and cooperation.