THE BIG FIVE TRAITS MODEL PERSONALITY

• THE BIG FIVE TRAITS MODEL
  PERSONALITY
  ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR
• BIG FIVE MODEL

1. PERSONALITY TRAITS OF AN EXECUTIVE/SUPERVISOR INFLUENCE THE BEHAVIOR OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION
2. ACCORDING TO FRED LUTHANS,ALTHOUGH THE FIVE TRAITS ARE LARGELY INDEPENDENT FACTORS OF A PERSONALITY ,LIKE PRIMARY COLORS,THEY CAN BE MIXED IN COUNTLESS PROPORTIONS AND WITH OTHER CHARACTERISTICS TO YIELD A UNIQUE PERSONALITY
3. DIFFERENT PERSONALITY HAVE TRAITS IN VARYING DEGREES FROM HIGH TO LOW
4. PERSONALITY TRAITS LIKE SMILING,TALKATIVE,EXHIBITIVE IN FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND ASSERTIVENESS OF EXECUTIVES ARE USED FOR GIVING MOTIVATION TO THE EMPLOYEES
5. OPENNESS,FRANKNESS OF THE MANAGER REDUCES THE DYSFUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

• BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS
   ( RESEARCH STUDIES)

1. EXTROVERSION: SOCIABLE,OUTGOING,TALKATIVE,ASSERTIVE.GREGARIOUS
2. AGREEABLENESS:- COOPERATIVE,WARM,CARING,GOOD NATURED,COURTEOUS,TRUSTING
3. CONSCIENTIOUSNESS:-RESPONSIBLE,DEPENDABLE,PERSISTENT AND ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTED
4. EMOTIONAL STABILITY: CALM,SELF CONFIDENT,SECURE.TENSE,INSECURE AND NERVOUS
5. OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE:-IMAGINATIVE,CURIOUS,INTELLECTUAL,CREATIVE,.ARTISTICALLY  SENSITIVE ETC

• EXTROVERSION

1.     PEOPLE GET ENERGY FROM THEIR PREFERENCE OF EXTROVERSION OR INTROVERSION

2.     INTROVERT PEOPLE GET ENERGY BY SPENDING TIME OR DOING ACTIVITY BY THEMSELVES

3.     EXTROVERT DEVELOP WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL NETWORK AND THEY REPRESENT A PERSON’S INTEREST IN THE EXTERNAL WORLD. IT IS SHOWN THROUGH SOCIABILITY,TALKATIVENESS AND GREGARIOUSNESS

4.     INTROVERT ARE SHY,TIMID,RESERVE AND QUIET AND PREFER TO WORK IN ISOLATION

1.     SOCIABILITY : IS THE ABILITY OF A PERSON IN MAINTAINING INTERRELATIONSHIP WITH IN SOCIAL GROUP. THEY BUILD SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SUBORDINATES. SOCIABILITY OF EXECUTIVE AND SUPERIOR TEND TO RESULT IN POSITIVE JOB BEHAVIOR AND IMPROVED JOB PERFORMANCE

2.     TALKATIVE: PEOPLE WITH TALKATIVE SKILLS ARE WITH THE OPEN MIND AND SPEAK THEIR MIND TO TO OTHERS, THEY EXCHANGE INFORMATION,VENTILATE GRIEVANCE AND PROACT ON VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL AND EMPLOYEES ISSUES

3.     ASSERTIVE:-CONFIRMING ONE’S OWN IDEAS OR ACTIONS CONFIDENTLY OR DEFENDLY ONESELF AND OTHER THROUGH POSITIVE ARGUMENTS. SUBORDINATES LIKE THE ASSERTIVE CHARACTER OF HTEIR BOSS AND MOULD THEIR JOB BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE TO HIS EXPECTATION

• AGREEABLENESS
• HIGHLY AGREEABLE PEOPLE ARE COOPERATIVE,WARM AND TRUSTING WHERE AS LESS AGREEABLE PEOPLE ARE COOL,DISAGREEABLE AND ANTAGONISTIC

1. GOOD NATURED:-INCLUDES RESPECTING THE EMPLOYEE’S IDEAS,VIEWS ,OPINIONS,VALUES AND CONSIDERING EMPLOYEES IN DECISION MAKING
2. COOPERATIVE : REGARDING ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF SUPERIORS OF AN ORGANIZATION HELP THE COMPANY IN MOULDING THE JOB BEHAVIOR
3. TRUSTING:-RELIED UPON OR CONFIDENCE IN THE TRUTH OF ANYTHING. EXECUTIVES WITH THE TRAIT OF TRUSTING PROVIDE AUTONOMY TO THE PEOPLE,

• CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
• REFERS TO GOVERNING OR REGULATING THE WORK ACTIVITY BY CONSCIENCE. IT IS MEASURE OF RELIABILITY, PERSON WITH CONSCIENTIOUSNESS ARE RELIABLE,ORGANIZED,DEPENDABLE AND PERSISTENT
• LOW LEVEL ARE EASILY DISTRACTED,DISORGANIZED AND UNRELIABLE

• CONSCIENTIOUSNESS

1. RESPONSIBILITY:- RESPONSIBILITY TRAIT IS RESPONDING READILY TO DISCHARGE ONE’S OWN OBLIGATION TOWARDS OTHERS AND THE ORGANIZATION
2. DEPENDABLE:-SUBORDINATES COMMIT THEMSELVES TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND CARRYOUT THE ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE STRATEGY EVEN THEY ARE NOT ASSIGNED TO THEM
3. PERSISTENT:- REFERS TO THE BEHAVIOR OF RENDERING THE SERVICES OF DOING THE WORK CONTINUOUSLY AT STEADY PACE WITHOUT ANY OPPOSITION
4. ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTED:-TRANSLATE THE ACHIEVABLE GOALS BASED ON GROUND REALITIES AND CONDITIONS AND ACHIEVE THE GOALS TO A LARGE EXTENT

• EMOTIONAL STABILITY
• SOME EXECUTIVE ABSORBS THE ACTIONS,REACTIONS,VIEWS,FEELING,ATTITUDES AND MAINTAIN THE STABILITY OF THEIR EMOTIONS. THEY ARE CALM.SELF RELIANT AND SECURE

• OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE
• EXECUTIVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE OPEN TO NEW JOB EXPECTATION,LEARN ,ABSORB AND INTEGRATE THEIR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE.

1. IMAGINATIVE:-ALL THE BUSINESS VENTURES COME INTO EXISTENCE ONLY AFTER THEY HAVE CROSSED THE STAGE OF IMAGINATIVE OR PROJECTIVE
2. ARTISTICALLY SENSITIVE:- EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE SENSITIVE TO ALL TYPES OF CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND IMAGINATION
3. INTELLECTUAL :-ENABLES THE INDIVIDUALS TO THINK AND ANALYSE RATIONALLY AND UNDERSTAND SYSTEMATICALLY

• BIG FIVE TRAITS AND JOB PERFORMANCE
• INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEPENDABLE,RELIABLE,CAREFUL ARE ABLE TO PLAN.ORGANIZED AND HARDWORKING,PERSISTENT AND ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTED TEND TO HAVE JOB PERFORMANCE IN MOST OCCUPATIONS
• INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH CONSCIENTIOUSNESS DEVELOP HIGHER LEVELS OF JOBS KNOWLEDGE AS THEY EXERT GREAT LEVEL OF EFFORTS ON THEIR JOBS
• POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY TRAITS AND JOB SATISFACTION