CHAPTER 2 HBO Flashcards
It refers to the “variation” in how people respond to the same situation based on personal characteristics.
Individual Differences
Gender Differences, Generational and Age-Based Differences, and Culture
Demographic Diversity
The differences in the perception of male and female roles are referred to as gender differences.
Gender Differences
Men and women abilities
- problem solving abilities
- analytical skills
- competitive drive
- motivation
- learning ability
- sociability`
A worker that belongs to a certain generation may behave differently from a worker who belongs to another.
Generational and Age-Based Differences
Differences in the ages of workers also bring about expectations of differences in the behavior of workers.
Generational and Age-Based Differences
This is seen most often in age difference since age is associated with experience.
Generational and Age-Based Differences
It refers to the learned and shared ways of thinking and ac ting among a group of people or society.
Culture
Two Dimensions of Culture
- Social Culture
- Organizational Culture
It refers to the social environment of human-created beliefs, customs, knowledge, and practices that define conventional behavior in a society.
Social Culture
It refers to the set of values, beliefs, and norms that is shared among members of an organization.
Organizational Culture
Defined as the capacity of a person to learn or acquire skills.
Aptitude
It refers to an individual’s capacity to perform tasks in a job.
Ability
Factors of a Person’s Overall Abilities
- Physical Abilities
- Mental Abilities
It refers to the capacity of the individual to do tasks demanding stamina, dexterity, strength, and similar characteristics.
Physical abilities
It refers to the capacity to do mental activities, such as thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.
Mental abilities
The ability to exert muscular force repeatedly or continuously over time
Dynamic Strength
The ability to exert muscular strength using the trunk (particularly the abdominal muscles) muscles.
Trunk Strength
The ability to exert force against external objects.
Static Strength
The ability to expend a maximum of energy in one or a series of explosive acts.
Explosive Strengths
The ability to move the trunk and back muscles as far as possible.
Extent Flexibility
The ability to make rapid, repeated flexing movements.
Dynamic Flexibility
The ability to coordinate the simultaneous actions of difference parts of the body.
Body Coordination
The ability to maintain equilibrium despite forces pulling off balance.
Balance
