Core personality traits of managers

被引:19
作者
Lounsbury, John W. [1 ]
Sundstrom, Eric D. [1 ]
Gibson, Lucy W. [2 ]
Loveland, James M. [3 ]
Drost, Adam W. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tennessee, Dept Psychol, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[2] Resource Associates, Knoxville, TN USA
[3] Xavier Univ, Dept Mkt, Cincinnati, OH 45207 USA
[4] eCareerFit Com Inc, Atlanta, GA USA
关键词
Personality; Career satisfaction; Big Five; Managerial competencies; Managerial profile; Narrow traits; 5-FACTOR MODEL; CAREER SUCCESS; JOB; SATISFACTION; HOMOGENEITY; TAXONOMY; BEHAVIOR;
D O I
10.1108/JMP-03-2014-0092
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to empirically compare managers with employees in other occupations on Big Five and narrow personality traits to identify a distinctive personality profile for managers. Design/methodology/approach - An archival data set representing employees in a wide range of business sectors and organizations was utilized to compare trait scores of 9,138 managers with 76,577 non-managerial employees. Profile analysis (PA) with MANOVA and analysis of covariance was used to compare managers and non-managers on Big Five traits Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Emotional Stability; and narrow traits Assertiveness, Optimism, Work Drive, and Customer Service Orientation. Findings - As hypothesized, compared to non-managers, managers had significantly higher scores across nine traits, all of which correlated significantly with managerial career satisfaction. Research limitations/implications - Although job tenure and managerial level are not examined, the findings align with managerial competence models, the Attraction-Selection-Attrition model, and vocational theory and raise questions for research on the adaptive value of these traits for managers' satisfaction and effectiveness. Practical implications - The results carry practical implications for selection, placement, training, career planning for managers, and particularly for their professional development. Social implications - A distinctive personality profile for managers clarifies the occupational identity of managers, which contributes to public and professional understanding of managers and their roles. Originality/value - This study is original in reporting an empirical, theoretically grounded personality profile of managers that includes both Big Five and narrow traits.
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页码:434 / 450
页数:17
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