ENQUIRE‚ Volume 1‚ Issue 1‚ June 2008 Measuring Personality Constructs: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Reports‚ Informant Reports and Behavioural Assessments Jennifer Dodorico McDonald University of Cambridge jad64@hermes.cam.ac.uk Abstract Achieving construct validity‚ or using measures that accurately represent particular theoretical constructs‚ is an important goal of social science research. This article reviews arguments regarding the strengths and limitations of personality
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How do we keep employees focused‚ motivated and energetic when everything’s lousy (White‚ 2008)? What really makes organization successful and prosperous? Does motivation plays a great role in employee performance? According to Joo‚ Jeung‚ and Yoon (2010) performance has been one of the most extensively researched concepts in the field of human resource development (HRD). A work performance is usually depends on employee’s level of motivation and state of mind. HRD can enhance performance while
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Abstract Handshakes were rated on nine different aspects by examiners and then participants were given a personality test based on the Big Five Factor Model. The handshakes were then compared to the results from the personality tests and scored based on the most dominant features of personality. Those with firm handshakes and good eye contact were found to be more extroverted and more agreeable‚ were as those with weaker handshakes and less eye contact were more introverted and less open to new
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Application of Personality INTRODUCTION Good Will Hunting was an interesting movie about a young janitor who was a mathematical genius. Will had the special gift or talent for being able to solve any of the most complex equations given to him. The most baffling concept was that Will did not study at any of the prestigious Ivy League colleges; in fact he did not even have a high school diploma. He simply had the mind of a genius. The film begins with one of the key math professors at MIT
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This paper explores the effectiveness of self-assessment exercises as a tool to increase my self-awareness on the complexities associated with leadership. In order to ascertain if I have the necessary values to be an effective leader‚ exercises from Big Five Factor Personality Assessment and Emotional Intelligence were completed for evaluation‚ and three of which are selected for discussion in the textbook. The subsequent section examines my area of research which is cultural impact to leadership
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Academy of Management Journal 2010‚ Vol. 53‚ No. 5‚ 1050–1073. CEO PERSONALITY‚ STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY‚ AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF THE INDIAN BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY SUCHETA NADKARNI Drexel University POL HERRMANN Iowa State University We examine the relationships between CEO personality‚ strategic flexibility (ability to adapt quickly to environmental changes)‚ and firm performance‚ using a sample of 195 small and medium-sized firms from the Indian business process outsourcing
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organisation is very critical‚ he described personality as ‘the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others’. ‘Big Five personality model’ is an outburst of personality‚ a critical theory of predicting human behaviour and personality traits in relation to job performance. As an assessment tool for leaders it helps to identify five key personality dimensions: Extroversion‚ Agreeableness‚ Conscientiousness‚ Emotion Stability and Openness to Experience. Other personality
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place”. With the responsibility of supporting himself and his son he made a pact to himself that he would not abandon his son like his father has done. Thru thick and thin‚ both will work together to get through the obstacle that arises. Using the big five personality mode‚ I think that Chris is a very extraversion individual in that in order for him to work as a sale men or become a stock broker he need to show that his a very gregarious and sociable person. He need to have the willingness o be open
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study is aimed at studying some personality correlates of Music Preferences. A sample of 175 individuals‚ aged 18-28 and living in urban settings was surveyed on two inventories‚ namely‚ ‘Short Test on Music Preferences-Revised (STOMP-R)’ and ‘NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI)’. STOMP-R rated individuals’ music preferences on four broader ones‚ namely‚ Reflective and Complex‚ Intense and Rebellious‚ Upbeat and Conventional and Energetic and Rhythmic. Pearson’s produce moment correlation was used
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levels‚ some will not succeed. It’s important to understand the employee’s behaviors‚ just as it is important for employees to understand the behavior of those higher up and those directing the orders. Understanding personalities are summed into the big five model of personalities: extroversion‚ agreeableness‚ conscientiousness‚ emotional stability and openness to experience. Extroversion is defined as being full of life‚ energy‚ positive thinking‚ social and assertive. Agreeableness is a person that
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