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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780215603321

Titolo

Personality and organizations / / edited by Benjamin Schneider, D. Brent Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-65171-X

1-283-24140-4

9781410610039

1-135-65172-8

9786613241405

1-4106-1003-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (464 p.)

Collana

Series in Organization and Management

Altri autori (Persone)

SchneiderBenjamin <1938->

SmithD. Brent <1968->

Disciplina

158.7

Soggetti

Organizational behavior

Personality and occupation

Social Sciences

Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Authors; I: Introducing Personality at Work; 1 Personality Psychology for Organizational Researchers; 2 Personality and Organization: A European Perspective on Personality Assessment in Organizations; II: Persistent Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Personality Assessment; 3 Four Lessons Learned From the Person-Situation Debate: A Review and Research Agenda; 4 Personality, Interactional Psychology, and Person-Organization Fit

5 The Implications of Impression Management for Personality Research in OrganizationsIII: The Role of Personality in Work and Well-Being; 6 Vocational Psychology and Personality; 7 The Dispositional Approach to Job Attitudes: An Empirical and Conceptual Review; 8 Personality and Work-Related Distress; IV: The Role of Personality in Understanding Micro Organizational Processes; 9 J-U-S-T-I-F-Y to Explain the



Reasons Why: A Conditional Reasoning Approach to Understanding Motivated Behavior; 10 Personality and Leadership; 11 Personality and Citizenship Behavior in Organizations

V: The Role of Personality in Understanding Meso Organizational Processes12 The Role of Personality in Group Processes; 13 Personality and Organizational Culture; 14 Reflections on Personality and Organization; VI: Conclusions; 15 Where We've Been and Where We're Going: Some Conclusions Regarding Personality and Organizations; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Personality has always been a predictor of performance. This book of original chapters is designed to fulfill a need for a contemporary treatment of human personality in work organizations. Bringing together top scholars in the field, this book provides a comprehensive study of the role of personality in organizational life. Utilizing a personality perspective, scholars review the role of personality in groups, job satisfaction, leadership, stress, motivation, organizational climate and culture, and vocational interests. In addition, the book looks at more classical topics in personality at wo