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MGMT 311 - test 1
chapter 5
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Management
Undergraduate 3
02/16/2013

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self-esteem
Definition
a belief about one's own worth based on an overall self-evaluation
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self-efficacy
Definition
a person's belief about his or her chances of successfully accomplishing a specific task
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self-monitoring
Definition
the extent to which a person observes his or her own self-expressive behavior and adapts it to the situation
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organizational identification
Definition
a psychological process whereby one comes to integrate beliefs about one's organization into one's identity, which should result in employees with higher levels of organizational identification being more loyal, committed, and harder working
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abilities
Definition
what we are able to accomplish
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emotions
Definition
human reactions to achievements and setbacks - covered in terms of emotional intelligence
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job satisfaction
Definition
how satisfied one is with his or her job
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Branden's six pillars of self esteem
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Live consciously

Be self-accepting

Take personal responsibility

Be self-assertive

Live purposefully

Have personal integrity

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Live Consciously
Definition
be actively and fully engaged in what you do and with whom you interact
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be self-accepting
Definition
don't be overly judgmental or critical of your thoughts and actions
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take personal responsibility
Definition
take full responsibility for your decisions and actions in life's journey
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be self-assertive
Definition
be authentic and willing to defend your beliefs when interacting with others, rather than bending to their will to be accepted or liked
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live purposefully
Definition
have clear near-term and long-term goals and realistic plans for achieving them to create a sense of control over your life
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have personal integrity
Definition
be true to your word and your values
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sources of self-efficacy
Definition

Prior experience - have you done this before and been successful?

Behavior models- what success or failure have others that you know experienced?

Persuasion from others - what kind of supports does your organization provide?

Assessment of physical or emotional states - would you miss being home and everything that is familiar to you?

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High self-monitoring
Definition
regulate their expressive self-presentation in order to present the desired public appearance - may seem to be insincere chameleon
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low self-monitoring
Definition
lack ability to regulate their expressive self-presentations - may be viewed as insensitive
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Big Five personality Dimensions

OCEAN

Definition

Opennes to experience

Conscientiousness

Extraversion

Agreeableness

Neuroticism/emotional stability

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Openness to experience
Definition
Intellectual, imaginative, curious, broad minded
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Conscientiousness
Definition
Dependable, responsible, achievement, oriented, persistent - strongly related to job performance
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Extraversion
Definition
Outgoing, talkative, social, assertive - strongly related to job performance
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Agreeableness
Definition
Trusting, good natured, cooperative, soft hearted
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Neuroticism/emotional stability
Definition
relaxed, secured, unworried
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Proactive Personality

 

Definition

Action-oriented person who shows initiative and perseveres to change things

 

Common trait of entrepreneurs 

 

Demonstrates resiliency

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Resiliency
Definition
The ability to handle pressure and quickly bounce back from personal and career set-backs
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External Locus of Control
Definition
One's life outcomes attributed to environmental factors such as luck or fate
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Internal locus of control
Definition
belief that one controls key events and consequences in one's life - have greater work ethic than externals.
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Bateman and Crant
Definition
formulated the concept of the proactive personality, described as someone who is "hardwired" to change the status quo
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skill
Definition
specific capacity to physically manipulate objects
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effort
Definition
energy focused on performing a task
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intelligence
Definition
the capacity for constructive thinking, reasoning, and problem solving
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general mental abilitiy
Definition
helps you in all cognitive tasks
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specific mental ability
Definition
specific tasks
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intelligence-related predictors of job performance
Definition

numerical ability

spatial ability

inductive reasoning

verbal comprehension

word fluency

memory

perceptual speed

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Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences
Definition

linguistic 

logical-mathematical

musical

bodily-kinesthetic

spatial

interpersonal

naturalist

intrapersonal

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