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

Learning from Experience: Steve Jobs at Apple, Jobs was thrown out of Apple in 1985 because of his “personality” clashes with others.

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  In Learning from Experience: Steve Jobs at Apple, Jean-Louis Gassée, a former Apple executive, who once worked with Jobs described him as a “quiet and competent leader”.

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Gassée actually described Jobs as a “competent tyrrant”

Individual differences are the personal attributes that are the same within a population, but vary between cultures.

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Individual differences are the physical, personality, attitudinal and emotional attributes that vary from one person to another.

No single definition of personality is accepted universally.

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There is only one definition of personality that is accepted by all experts.

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No single definition of personality is accepted universally.

Personality theory is an attempt to understand specific behaviors only related to job performance.

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Personality theory is an attempt to understand all people's behavior under all circumstances.

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

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Theories of personality often attempt to describe what people have in common, rather than what sets them apart.