organizational behavior assignment

Instructions

 Step 1: You must share your score/results, the description of the scores, and/or individual

test items. Interpret each assessment (a-d) and discuss your scores. What do your

results mean within the context of each self-assessment?

1. Assessments - each assessment should be labeled as

a: Personality Assessment

b: Emotional Intelligence

c: Affect Intensity

d: Performance Feedback

 Step 2: Read the attached counterproductive article thoroughly. This is a very good article

with key terminology. It is to your benefit to read it carefully.

 Seek outside resources. Cite (APA style) at least one outside reference in your paragraph.

2. Describe the article content.

What is counterproductive behavior?

How can you detect it?

What are some reasons for this type of behavior at work?

 Step 3. You are also expected to tie in your own understanding of each self-assessment as it

would relate to counterproductive work behaviors. You are encouraged to review the

literature and Internet resources.

3. Given your understanding of each self-assessment, how can you apply this

knowledge within the context of identifying counterproductive behavioral tendency.

a. How would an employee’s personality traits influence counterproductive

behavior?

b. How would an employee’s emotional intelligence influence counterproductive

behavior?

c. How would affect (also known as affective events theory in the textbook - Ch

#4) influence counterproductive behavior?

d. How can you use performance feedback to influence employees not to engage in

counterproductive behavior?

 Step 4. In one paragraph, reflect on your own scores through an explanation of what your

own counterproductive behaviors (given your scores) may or may not be.