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An idea refers to what an individual is trying to accomplish.

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In the Self Competency,David Neeleman of JetBlue,the CEO is rarely seen on flights flying the plane.

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Personality development occurs to a certain extent throughout life,but the greatest changes occur in early adulthood.

Job satisfaction has no effect on an organization's effectiveness.

The cost is typically about 30-40% of a person's salary to recruit a replacement.

Theories of personality often attempt to describe the differences between people.

One of the benefits of understanding personality theory for the manager is the awareness that each employee in an organization is unique and may or may not respond as others do in a particular situation

Over time,organizational commitment tends to become stronger because seniority often brings advantages that tend to develop more positive work attitudes as opportunities in the job market may decrease with age,causing workers to become more strongly attached to their current job.

Employees in low uncertainty avoidance cultures accept job mobility and layoffs.

Agreeableness refers to the ability of a person to influence others.

Social empathy refers to recognizing one's emotions,strengths and limitations,and capabilities an how these affect others.

Some studies of twins suggest that as much as 50 percent to 55 percent of personality traits may be inherited.

Simply increasing job satisfaction will increase job performance.

Negative emotions include anger and jealousy.

Negative emotions include guilt,sadness and disgust.

A goal refers to what an individual is trying to accomplish.

The structure of personality is summarized in a set of descriptions,known as the "Big Five" personality factors.

Positive emotions help people tolerate pain better,recover from illness faster,and experience less depression.

Emotional stability is the degree to which a person is calm,secure,and free from persistent negative feelings.

In countries characterized by an emphasis on collectivism,in-group goals are generally thought to be less important than the individual's personal goals.