Week 1
According to O.B., what fundamental dimensions do people evaluate others along, with warmth often dominating assessments?
Warmth ("do I like you?") and competence ("are you good at what you do").
What is one way to assess a person's personality?
Self-report questionnaire, Informant Response(asking someone else), etc.
What is hedonic adaptation?
The idea that we have a baseline level of happiness that we always return to
Consult with team members; Encourage participation: Ask for ideas, suggestions Treat subordinates as equals But leader has final say
Consultative/Democratic/Participative
Contrary to intuition, what tends to happen to a person's happiness regardless of circumstances, as per empirical findings?
Happiness tends to remain about the same regardless of whether something good or bad happens.
What is the Five Factor Model of Personality?
Openness to experience, conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, and extraversion
What are hedonic activities?
Pleasures (satisfy basic desires and provide an immediate positive sensory experience).
Provide directions; Act as sole expert; Do not seek input; Do not encourage suggestions
Autocratic/directive
Based on empirical findings, who should one speak to for a more accurate medical diagnosis, according to O.B.?
An algorithm.
When should you hire a person based on their personality?
If strength of the situation is WEAK and personality is relevant to the role(ex:salesperson)
What are eudaimonic activities?
Gratifications (deep, meaningful pursuits that come from within)
Charismatic; Create an inspirational vision to motive members; appeal to values, passions, and ideals; intrinsic value
Transformational leaders
Why do individuals and groups often not think or act in line with their intuitions, as suggested by O.B.?
Because human thought, judgment, decision-making, and behavior often defy intuition.
Name two of Hofstede’s cultural values
Power distance, individualism vs collectivism, masculinity vs femininity, uncertainty avoidance, or short vs long term orientation
When is someone in a flow state?
When they are so immersed in an activity that they lose track of time
limited instructions; limited contact with team members; no feedback, goals; Take the approach of “letting people do their jobs”
Laissez-Faire
Why are correlations not indicative of causation, as emphasized by O.B.?
Correlation does not imply causation, and many factors can influence both variables independently.
Being nervous, moody or emotional describes which of the five factor models?
Neuroticism
In general, do workers perform better when there are intrinsic or extrinsic motivating factors?
Intrinsic
Pros: useful for high-level structure, urgent situations
Cons: less creativity, less intrinsic value, Lack of employee engagement
Autocratic/directive