Organizational Behavior : Personality and Cultural Values

This paper includes two application questions with one business article and one case analysis.

Please answer all questions and make sure to answer all sub-questions. Please number the answers more clearly 1.a, 1.b..1.c.

Questions 1: Please
read Textbook Chapter 9 Marriott Case on p. 291. (I have included this case in
the the attachements) and answer the three Case questions:

9.1. Can you think of other jobs in Marriott where Big Five dimensions other than agreeableness and conscientiousness would be vital?

9.2. If you applied for a job that involved a personality assessment, would you be honest in your responses or would you exaggerate your answers to appear more desirable? Why?

9.3. What other approaches might companies use to assess personality during hiring, other than an interview or assessment? What strengths and weaknesses might those other approaches have?

Question 2: Please read the article, “The Temper Tantrum” from attachement and answer the following questions:

Question
1. In what ways do temper tantrums relate to the different forms of emotional
intelligence?

Question
2. How might bad tempers have contributed to the success of the entrepreneurs
and tech titans
discussed in the article? How and when might bad tempers be a
disadvantage to these individuals?

Question
3. Did you have to deal with a person who had bad tempers? If yes, please
describe the occasion. What will be your suggestion to these people who showed
temper tantrums?

Please
apply chapter theories and contents in your answer. Also, if you have any
related experience, try to share your own experience in your answers.

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