Time Management

Time Management
Improving value and effectiveness within an organization

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Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Problem Identification 3
Five-Factor Model of Personality 3
Time Management Personality Types 4
Theories 5
Time Use Efficiency and the Five-Factor Model of Personality 5
The effect of time-management training on employee attitude and behavior: A field experiment 6
Analysis 7
Conclusion 8
Bibliography 9

Introduction

Time management is a very important characteristic in management studies. I choose this as my topic of discussion to gain a more in-depth understanding of its role within the work place, as it is viewed as one of the fundamental factors in the success or failure of an organization. As time management aims to improve efficiency, I intend to review the theory on time use efficiency and the five-factor model of personality presented by William E. Kelly and Judith Johnson and the experiment by Christopher Orpen on the various effects of time management training on employees and personality types demonstrated by the five-factor model.
Problem Identification
Time management is a practiced skill, which is learned and maintained through use. The problem that arises is that time use efficiency practices can be applied to all individuals, but the results produced are dependent on personality types.
Five-Factor Model of Personality

The core personality types that are demonstrated through the Five-Factor model of personality are noted by Cherry are as follows:
1. Openness to experience (imagination and insight, curiosity, and intellectualism),
2. Conscientiousness (high levels of thoughtfulness, impulse

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