Theories and Concepts of Organizational Behaviour: The Big Five Personality Traits

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The purpose of the essay is to guide the reader regarding the details about the theories
and concepts of organizational behaviour. The theory of big five personality traits is discussed in
the essay. The Big five personality trait refers to the traits that identify the personality of an
individual that differentiate them other people in the environment. This type of concept explains
the different personality dimensions that are required in the traits of an individual in shaping
their overall personality. Further, below mentioned essay the guide the leader with the
personality trait along with the combination of organizational behaviour theories in the
environment. The use of the big five on the part of a manager is discussed in the essay that
elaborates the scenarios where these theories are used to manage the satisfaction level of the
employees in the business environment (Judge, & Zapata, 2015).
The big five personality traits are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion,
agreeableness and neuroticism (OCEAN). Openness refers to the trait that develops the
capability in people to learn new aspects in the environment and enjoy having new experiences
as well. This type of trait include being insightful and imaginative in the environment. A
welcoming approach to every situation in life regards openness in behaviour. The second aspect
is conscientiousness refers to the high of reliance and prompt attempting in the environment.
This is the trait of being thorough and organized in the environment. This type of trait helps an
individual to be thoughtful and initiate goal directed behaviour in the environment. Such people
are also mindful with the deadlines given to them. The third trait of extraversion is elaborated
using sociality, assertiveness and excitability in the environment (Stajkovic, Bandura, Locke,
Lee, & Sergent, 2018).
People possessing this type of trait in the environment tend to show high energy in social
gatherings and feels energized when surrounded by people. Agreeableness personality dimension
include the attribute of trust and affection in the environment. Such type of people high
agreeableness in their behaviour, they are highly cooperative with different settings in the
environment. High agreeableness in the behaviour shows that the people are okay with all kinds
of situations in the environment. These people feel empathised and concerned for other people in
the environment. While low agreeableness states that, people takes less interest in the external
environment settings and do not care about how other people feel in the setting (Soto, 2015).
Lastly, neuroticism refers to the trait that is related to being sad and emotionally unstable in the