The characteristics are:
1. Adaptability | 21. Decisiveness |
2. Stability | 22. Being competitive |
3. Being reflective | 23. Being highly organized |
4. Being innovative | 24. Achievement orientation |
5. Being quick to take advantage of opportunities | 25. having a clear guiding philosophy |
6. Taking individual responsibility | 26. Being results oriented |
7. Risk taking | 27. having high performance expectations |
8. Opportunities for professional growth | 28. Being aggressive |
9. Autonomy | 29. High pay for good performance |
10. Being rule oriented | 30. Security of employment |
11. Being analytical | 31. Offers praise for good performance |
12. Paying attention to detail | 32. Being supportive |
13. Confronting conflict directly | 33. Being calm |
14. Being team oriented | 34. Developing friends at work |
15. Sharing information freely | 35. Being socially responsible |
16. Being people oriented | 36. Enthusiasm for the job |
17. Fairness | 37. Working long hours |
18. Not being constrained by many rules | 38. having a good reputation |
19. Tolerance | 39. An emphasis on quality |
20. Informality | 40. Being distinctive / different from others |
1. Flexibility | 28. Action orientation |
2. Adaptability | 29. Taking initiative |
3. Stability | 30. Being reflective |
4. Predictability | 31. Achievement orientation |
5. Being innovative | 32. Being demanding |
6. Being quick to take advantage of opportunities | 33. Taking individual responsibility |
7. A willingness to experiment | 34. having high expectations for performance |
8. Risk taking | 35. Opportunities for professional growth |
9. Being careful | 36. High pay for good performance |
10. Autonomy | 37. Security of employment |
11. Being rule oriented | 38. Offers praise for good performance |
12. Being analytical | 39. Low level of conflict |
13. Paying attention to detail | 40. Confronting conflict directly |
14. Being precise | 41. Developing friends at work |
15. Being team oriented | 42. Fitting in |
16. Sharing information freely | 43. Working in collaboration with others |
17. Emphasizing a single culture throughout the organization | 44. Enthusiasm for the job |
18. Being people oriented | 45. Working long hours |
19. Fairness | 46. Not being constrained by many rules |
20. Respect for the individual’s right | 47. An emphasis on quality |
21. Tolerance | 48. Being distinctive-different from others |
22. Informality | 49. having a good reputation |
23. Being easy going | 50. Being socially responsible |
24. Being calm | 51. Being results oriented |
25. Being supportive | 52. having a clear guiding philosophy |
26. Being aggressive | 53. Being competitive |
27. Decisiveness | 54. Being highly organized |
(1) innovation; (2) stability; (3) people orientation;(4) outcome orientation; (5) easygoing; (6) detailorientation; (7) team orientation
Place each characteristic in an appropriate box‚ which range from most characteristic to least characteristic. Each box only receives one attribute. For example‚ only 2 items may be “most characteristic” of you and your ideal organization while 8 items must be “neither characteristic or uncharacteristic.” You can write the item number in the box rather than the words. It may be easiest to read through the entire list of characteristics looking for extremes first. While this sort may appear difficult‚ it goes quickly if you cross items off as you place them‚ and it is a critical part of the research.
Most characteristic | Neither characteristic Nor Uncharacteristic | Least characteristic | |||||||
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