Discuss: Elements of Individual Behavior in Organizations-This assignment is not found in
the textbook. The assignment is about Psychological Issues in the workplace. Please
use the Internet or other sources to do this assignment.
What is a Psychological Contract? Contributions are things that the Individual gives to
an Organization. List 4 of these items. Inducements are things that the Organization
gives to their Employees. List 4 of them.
What is a Person-Job Fit? What do we mean by Personality? The “Big Five”
Personality Traits are Agreeableness; Conscientiousness; Negative Emotionality;
Extroversion; and Openness. Please describe each and provide an example for each of
these traits.
The Myers-Briggs Framework assesses Personality along 4 key dimensions: Please
explain each of the following: Extroversion vs Introversion; Sensing vs Intuition;
Thinking vs Feeling; and Judging vs Perceiving.
Locus of Control refers to the degree to which an Individual believes that Behavior has a
direct impact on the Consequences of that Behavior. Describe and provide an example
for Internal Locus of Control (things you blame on yourself); and for External Locus of
Control (things you blame on other people or other conditions).
Define the following terms: Self-Efficacy; Authoritarianism; Machiavellianism; Self-
Esteem; Risk Propensity; Cognitive Dissonance; Organizational Commitment; Postive
Affectivity; Negative Affectivity; Selective Perception; and Stereotyping.
What is Stress? What are the causes of Stress? What are the Consequences of being
Stressed? At the worksite, what would you suggest to manage stress?
Explain the following steps in the Creative Process: Preparation; Incubation; Insight;
and Verification.
As a Manager, how tan you tell that an Employee is experiencing Job Satisfaction? If a
worker is not satisfied, what can a Manager do to improve Job Satisfaction?
Assume you are going to hire 3 new Employees for the department store you manage:
one will sell shoes; one will manage a toy department; and one will work in the
storeroom. Identify the basic characteristics you want in each of the people to achieve
a good Person-Job Fit.