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Personality and big five (5) model of personality

 Personality;

 Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of

characteristics possessed by a business by a person that uniquely
influence his or her motivation and behavior of varies situation.
 The sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with
other.
 Personality is the sum of activity that can be discovered by actual
observation over a long enough period of time to give reliable
information. J.B Watson (1930)
 Personality is the sum total of all biological innate disposition impulses,
tendencies, appetites, and instincts of the individual and the disposition
and tendencies acquire by experience.
 Personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those
psycho-physical system that determine his unique adjustment to his
environment.

 Concepts;
The word personality comes from the latin root persona, meaning mask
”mask” according to his root personality is the impression we make on other;
the mask we present to the world.
Personality as a unique set of traits and characteristics, relatively stable over
time. Personality does not change from day to day. Over the short-term, our
personalities are relatively set or stable. However, definition does not suggest
that personality is somehow rigid, unchangeable, and cash in concrete.
Definition recognizes that, over a long term, personality may change.

 Personality
P - Perception capacity
E - Emotional maturity
R - Responsiveness to the situation
S - Sociability
O - Originality
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N - Neutrality
A - Appearance (external)
L - Leadership
I - Integrated
T - Tendency
Y - Young (in thinking)

 Nature of personality

 Personality refer to the set of traits and behavior that characterized an

individual
 It refer to the relatively stable pattern of behavior and consistent
internal state and explain in individual behavioral tendencies
 Personality has both internal (thought, value and genetics characteristics
that is inferred from observable behavior) and external (observable
behavior) element.
 Personality of an individual is relatively stable in nature
 Personality is both inherited as well as it can be shaped by the
environment.

 Importance of personality

 Law of behavior “people are different”

 To ensure high performing employees in an organization
 To manage workforce diversity
 Summarizing person’s behavior and attitude in relation to a wide range
of events.
 Personality consist of characteristics or traits that describe how people
are likely to behave in a given situation.
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THE BIG FIVE MODEL OF PERSONALITY

 Introversion VS extroversion
 Agreeableness VS disagreeableness
 Emotional stability VS emotional instability
 Conscientiousness VS disorganized
 Openness to experiences VS conservativeness

Why do people respond differently to the same situations? In contemporary

psychology, the Big Five traits of personality are five broad domains which
define human personality and account for individual differences. This article
tells you more about the Big Five personality theory. After reading it, take our
free personality test to determine your own Big Five personality type.

The Big Five personality traits are:

 Openness
 Conscientiousness
 Extraversion
 Agreeableness
 Neuroticism
 OCEAN:
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Openness –
People who like to learn new things and enjoy new
experiences usually score high in openness. Openness includes traits like
being insightful and imaginative and having a wide variety of interests.

Conscientiousness –
People that have a high degree of conscientiousness are
reliable and prompt. Traits include being organized, methodic, and
thorough.

Extraversion –
Extraverts get their energy from interacting with others,
while introverts get their energy from within themselves. Extraversion
includes the traits of energetic, talkative, and assertive.

Agreeableness –
These individuals are friendly, cooperative, and
compassionate. People with low agreeableness may be more distant. Traits
include being kind, affectionate, and sympathetic.

Neuroticism –
Neuroticism is also sometimes called Emotional Stability.
This dimension relates to one’s emotional stability and degree of negative
emotions. People that score high on neuroticism often experience
emotional instability and negative emotions. Traits include being moody
and tense.
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SUBMITTED TO; JUNAID SIR

MANAGEMENT SCIENCES DEPARTMENT GCMS

MANSEHRA

SUBMITTED BY; JAWAD SHARIF

ASSIGNMENT; 1ST

TOPIC; PERSONALITY

SUBJECT; ORGANIZATION THEORIES AND

BEHAVIOUR

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