{"id":75,"date":"2017-08-04T23:11:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T23:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-tc3-management\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=75"},"modified":"2017-08-04T23:11:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T23:11:51","slug":"chapter-2-overview","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-tc3-management\/chapter\/chapter-2-overview\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 2 Overview","rendered":"Chapter 2 Overview"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"im_learning_objectives im_editable im_block\">\r\n<h3 class=\"im_title\">What\u2019s in It for Me?<\/h3>\r\nReading this chapter will help you do the following:\r\n<ol class=\"im_orderedlist\">\r\n \t<li>Understand the roles of personality and values in determining work behaviors.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain the process of perception and how it affects work behaviors.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify the major work attitudes that affect work behaviors.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Define the concept of person-organization fit and how it affects work behaviors.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>List the key set of behaviors that matter for organizational performance.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Be able to develop your positive attitude skills.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"im_figure im_large im_editable im_block\">\r\n\r\n<span class=\"im_title-prefix\">Figure 2.2<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>The P-O-L-C Framework\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/mgmtprinc\/section_06\/8c2b73a21019156d47887a1a60247d4d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/mgmtprinc\/images\/sm_8c2b73a21019156d47887a1a60247d4d.jpg#fixme\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nIndividuals bring a number of differences to work. They have a variety of personalities, values, and attitudes. When they enter into organizations, their stable or transient characteristics affect how they behave and perform. Moreover, companies hire people with the expectation that they have certain knowledge, skills, abilities, personalities, and values.\r\n\r\nRecall that you are learning about the principles of management through the planning-organizing-leading-controlling (P-O-L-C) framework. Employees\u2019 personalities, attitudes, and work behaviors affect how managers approach each P-O-L-C dimension. Here are just a few examples:\r\n<ul class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\">\r\n \t<li>When conducting environmental scanning during the planning process, a manager\u2019s perceptions color the information that is absorbed and processed.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Employee preferences for job design and enrichment (aspects of organizing) may be a function of individuals\u2019 personalities and values.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Leading effectively requires an understanding of employees\u2019 personalities, values, and attitudes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Absenteeism can challenge a manager\u2019s ability to control costs and performance (both at the group and individual levels).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nTherefore, it is important for managers to understand the individual characteristics that matter for employee and manager behaviors.\r\n\r\nManagement Principles is licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA","rendered":"<div class=\"im_learning_objectives im_editable im_block\">\n<h3 class=\"im_title\">What\u2019s in It for Me?<\/h3>\n<p>Reading this chapter will help you do the following:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"im_orderedlist\">\n<li>Understand the roles of personality and values in determining work behaviors.<\/li>\n<li>Explain the process of perception and how it affects work behaviors.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the major work attitudes that affect work behaviors.<\/li>\n<li>Define the concept of person-organization fit and how it affects work behaviors.<\/li>\n<li>List the key set of behaviors that matter for organizational performance.<\/li>\n<li>Be able to develop your positive attitude skills.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"im_figure im_large im_editable im_block\">\n<p><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">Figure 2.2<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>The P-O-L-C Framework<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/mgmtprinc\/section_06\/8c2b73a21019156d47887a1a60247d4d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/textimgs.s3.amazonaws.com\/mgmtprinc\/images\/sm_8c2b73a21019156d47887a1a60247d4d.jpg#fixme\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Individuals bring a number of differences to work. They have a variety of personalities, values, and attitudes. When they enter into organizations, their stable or transient characteristics affect how they behave and perform. Moreover, companies hire people with the expectation that they have certain knowledge, skills, abilities, personalities, and values.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that you are learning about the principles of management through the planning-organizing-leading-controlling (P-O-L-C) framework. Employees\u2019 personalities, attitudes, and work behaviors affect how managers approach each P-O-L-C dimension. 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