Big Five Model & Personality

characteristics in organization

BY PALAK JAIN
BBA LLB II
RNB GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
 Definition

The Big Five personality traits is a suggested grouping for personality traits
which suggests five broad dimensions used to describe the human
personality, temperament and psyche.
It contains two separate, but correlated, aspects reflecting a level of
personality below the broad domains but above the many facet scales that
are also part of the Big Five. The aspects are labelled as follows:
 Intellect and Openness for Openness to Experience.
 Industriousness and Orderliness for Conscientiousness.
 Enthusiasm and Assertiveness for Extraversion.
 Volatility and Withdrawal for Neuroticism.
 Compassion and Politeness for Agreeableness.
 Not completely exhaustive explanations of personality.
 Encompass a large portion of personality-related terms.
 Not necessarily traits, but factors in which many related traits and
characteristics fit.

 For example, the factor agreeableness encompasses terms like generosity,

amiability, and warmth on the positive side and aggressiveness and temper on
the negative side. All of these traits and characteristics (and many more) make
up the broader factor of agreeableness.
 Openness to experience

Openness to experience is a general appreciation for art,

emotion, adventure, unusual ideas, imagination, curiosity,
and variety of experience.
People who are open to experience are intellectually
curious, open to emotion, sensitive to beauty and willing to
try new things.
 Common traits related to openness to experience include:
Imagination Insightfulness Varied interests
Originality Daringness Preference for variety
Cleverness Creativity Curiosity
Perceptiveness Intellect Complexity/depth.
 Conscientiousness

Conscientiousness is a tendency to display self-discipline, act

dutifully, and strive for achievement against measures or
outside expectations. It is related to the way in which people
control, regulate, and direct their impulses.
Conscientious people excel in their ability to delay
gratification, work within the rules, and plan and organize
effectively. Traits within the conscientiousness factor include:
Persistence Ambition Thoroughness
Self-discipline Consistency Predictability
Resourcefulness Reliability Control & Planning.
Hard work Energy Perseverance
 Extraversion

Extraversion is characterized by breadth of activities

(as opposed to depth), surgency from external
activity/situations, and energy creation from
external means. 
This trait is marked by pronounced engagement with
the external world. Its traits include:
Sociableness Assertiveness Merriness
Friendliness Talkativeness Tendency for affection
Outgoing nature Energy Social confidence
Fun loving nature Ability to be articulate.
 Agreeableness

The agreeableness trait reflects individual

differences in general concern for social harmony.
Agreeable individuals value getting along with others
and have an optimistic view of human nature.
The following traits fall under the umbrella of
agreeableness:
Altruism Humbleness Trust Modesty
Patience Moderation Amiability Kindness
Politeness Unselfishness Loyalty Helpfulness
Sensitivity Cheerfulness Tact Consideration.
 Neuroticism

Neuroticism is the tendency to experience negative emotions, such

as anger, anxiety, or depression. It is sometimes called emotional
instability, or is reversed and referred to as emotional stability.
neuroticism is interlinked with low tolerance for stress or aversive.
Neuroticism is a factor of confidence and being comfortable in
one’s own skin. It encompasses one’s emotional stability and
general temper. These traits are commonly associated with
neuroticism:
Awkwardness Pessimism Moodiness Jealousy
Nervousness Testiness Wariness Anxiety
Oversensitivity Insecurity Instability Lack of confidence
Self-criticism Timidness Fear.
 Major Personality Attributes Affecting OB

Locus of Control
Machiavellian-ism
Self-esteem
Self-monitoring
Risk Taking
Type A Personality
 Personality Attributes

Locus of control:
Some people believe they are masters of their own fate. Other
people see themselves as pawns of fate, believing that what
happens to them in their lives is due to luck or chance. An
individual's generalized belief about internal (self) versus
external (situation or others) control is called locus of control.
Machiavellian-ism:
Machiavellian-ism is a personality characteristic indicating one's
willingness to do whatever it takes to get one's way. An
individual high in Machiavellian-ism is pragmatic, maintains
emotional distance and believes that ends can justify means. 
 Personality Attributes

Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is an individual's general feeling of self-worth.
Individuals with high self-esteem have positive feelings about
themselves, perceive themselves to have strength as well as
weaknesses, and believe their strengths are more important
than their weaknesses.
Self-monitoring
Self-monitoring refers to an individual's ability to adjust his or
her behaviour to external situational factors. High self-
monitors pay attention to what is appropriate in particular
situations and to the behaviour of other people, and they
behave accordingly. 
 Personality Attributes

Risk-Taking
People differ in their willingness to take chances. High-risk-taking managers made
more rapid decisions and used less information in making their choices than the
low-risk taking managers.
Type A and Type B Personality
Type A behaviour pattern is a complex of personality and behavioural
characteristics, including competitiveness, time urgency, social status insecurity,
aggression, hostility and a quest for achievements.
Type A personality individual:
Are always moving, walking, and eating rapidly:
Feel impatient with the rate at which most events take place;
Strive to think or do two or more things simultaneously;
Cannot cope with leisure time; and
Are obsessed with numbers, measuring their success in terms of how much of
everything they acquire.
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