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Assignment:
1. Theme "Personality and Emotions".
2. Discuss the following statements, answer the questions with valid arguments, and provide examples.
3. Premise 1: "Heredity Determines Personality"
1. Come up with an argument to support this claim.
2. Come up with an argument that contradicts this assertion.
3. State your position clearly and concisely.
4. Premise 2: "The type of work an employee does nuances the relationship between personality and productivity.
1. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
2. Answer with full arguments and clear examples.
5. Question: What can managers do to manage emotions?
1. In your response, provide some examples of situations in which the open expression of emotions favors job performance.
6. Read Chapter, "Individual Perception and Decision-Making."
7. Answer the following questions:
o Define perception.
o What is attribution theory? What are its implications for explaining organizational behavior?
o How do the perceptions we have about our own actions differ from the perceptions we have about the actions of others?
o How does selectivity influence perception? Give an example where selectivity produces a perceptual distortion.
o What are stereotypes? Give an example where stereotypes produce perceptual distortion.
o Point out the benefits of following shortcuts when judging others.
o What is the rational decision-making model? Under what conditions do they apply?
o Describe the organizational factors that constrain decision-makers.
o What role does intuition play in effective decision-making? When is it most likely to be fruitful?
o Do immoral decisions depend more on the person making the decision or their work environment? Explain.
o Discuss how an employee's personality can affect the work environment. Offer valid arguments and clear examples.