Business organization and management
ACTIVITY
SEMINAR 1
Iona Maturana, Emma Trabado, Aina Arribas, Núria Farré
WORK STYLES (INTRINSIC)
task
Directed responsiveness
1 WHAT IS IT?
2 4 GROUPS OF
PEOPLE:
1) Analytical : this kind of people
Directed assertiveness
Directed assertiveness
It’s a model that classifies ANALYTICAL DRIVER prefer to use logic and like to
people into four different minimize risks
groups (analytical, driver, 2) Driver : in this group, we find
tell
ask
amiable and expressive) people that make fast decisions,
that like to take risks and are
depending on their
competitive
personality, way of being...
AMIABLE EXPRESSIVE 3) Expressive: the ones that are
motivated by enthusiasm, that
create passion and vision.
4) Amiable: they are active
listeners, empathetic, and like to
help others
people
Directed responsiveness
WHY IS IT HELPFUL?
A fourth-year Management student has to choose the company for his internship. He is
indecisive and has to make a really important decision. The student is interested in
marketing and finance, and he has the possibility of doing both internships in two different
companies.
He has seen the work styles model that it would be very useful for making this decison for
many reasons:
Self-knowledge
Improve the productivity The student choose what
Make decisons based on foundation really fit in with his personality.
Be the best version of yourself
Lack of objectivity
WHY THIS MODEL
Lack of resources
Changes in priorities and values
MAY BE
Self-deception
INCOMPLETED OR No external vision
LIMITED? Influence of social expectations
Qualitative and emotional factors
JESSICA ALBA
Jessica Alba is a very well-known north American actress which has devoted her
life into this field since she was 5 years old. She has been always interested in the
word of actress. It goes without saying that she has been recognised and has been
very successful throughout her entire career.
In 2012, after her extense and succesful acting career, she decided to create her
own company, named The Honest Company, which sells beauty products. We can
suppose that Jessica has made an introspection to know what she liked the most
and what fits better according to her personality.
Overall, Jessica’s life has drastically changed. As far as we see it, she has turned into
a driver person who is not afraid of taking decisions apart from being a risk taker as
well. However, when she was into fame and the actress world, she was better
classified as an expressive person given that she she was motivated to express
herself and leave all her passion through shows.
