Organizational Behavior 3,4,5

Physical and observable characterstics of indibiduals, including gender, ethniticy, and age

Awareness of subgroup differences on standardized tests creates frustration among minority test takers and ultimately lowers test scores

Pairs of senior employee with a junior employee to transfer the skills of the junior employee to the senior employee

Any personality, value, attitude, interest, or lifestyle atrribute

The dynamic mental attributes and processes that determine individuals' emotional and behavioral adjustments to their environments

A tendency to behave consistently over time and in a variety of situations

Strong desires to accomplish something important, and take pleasure in succeeding at something important and demanding

An anticipatory feeling of anxiety about attempting a challenging task, failing, and appearing incompetent

Propensity to view ambiguous situations as either threatening or desirable

The degree to which a person generally perceives events to be under his or her control (internal locus) or under the control of others (external locus)

Impatient, competitive, ambitious, and uptight; experiences a frustrated sense of wasting time when not actively engaged in productive activity

Relaxed and easyging; less overly competitive than type A

A personality framework consisting of extroversion, emotional stability, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience

An individual's general stragety for dealing with other people and the degree to which they feel they can manipulate others in interpersonal situations

A repeated mistreatment of another employee through verbal abuse; conduct that is threatening, humiliating, or intimidating; or sabotage that interferes with the other person's work