Big 5 model of personality & organizationally relevant personality traits

1. Big 5 Model of personality &
Organizationally relevant
personality traits
Dr. G C Mohanta, BE, MSc(Engg), MBA, PhD(Mgt)
Professor

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Big 5 Model of personality
 Personality: The pattern of relatively enduring
ways in which a person feels, thinks, and behaves.
 Develops over a person’s lifetime
 Generally stable in the context of work
 Can influence career choice, job satisfaction, stress,
leadership, and even performance
 Trait: A specific component of personality that
describes particular tendencies a person has to
feel, think, and act in certain ways.
 The Big Five Model of Personality places five
general personality traits at the top of the trait
hierarchy: Extraversion, Neuroticism,
Agreeableness, Conscientiousness and Openness
to Experience.

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The Big Five Model of Personality
 Extraversion or Positive Affectivity: The
tendency to experience positive emotional states and feel
good about oneself and the world around one.
 Neuroticism or Negative Affectivity : The
tendency to experience negative emotional states and
view oneself and the world around one negatively.
 Agreeableness: The tendency to get along well with
others.
 Conscientiousness: The extent to which a person is
careful, scrupulous, and persevering.
 Openness to Experience: The extent to which a
person is original, has broad interests, and is willing to
take risks.

4. Organisationally Relevant Personality Traits

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Locus of Control
Internal Locus of Control: Describes people
who believe that ability, effort, or their own
actions determine what happens to them.
External Locus of Control: Describes people
who believe that fate, luck, or outside forces are
responsible for what happens to them.

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Self-Monitoring
The extent to which people try to control
the way they present themselves to others.
 Can be high or low

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Self-Esteem
The extent to which people have pride in
themselves and their capabilities.
 Can be high or low
 Not situation specific

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Type A vs. Type B Personality
Type B: A person who tends to be
easygoing and relaxed.
Type A: A person who has an intense
desire to achieve, is extremely competitive,
and has a strong sense of urgency.

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McClelland’s Needs
Need for Achievement: The desire to
perform challenging tasks well and to meet
one’s own high standards.
Need for Affiliation: The desire to establish
and maintain good relations with others.
Need for Power: The desire to exert emotional
and behavioral control or influence over others.