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Personality in Work Organizations

Personality in Work Organizations

Paperback

Series: Foundations for Organizational Science

Business GeneralGeneral PsychologyGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0761902961
ISBN13: 9780761902966
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: Dec 6 2001
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.58 Width: 6.06 Depth: 9.14
Language: English

Why is there a resurgence of interest in personality in organizational research? Why have organizations turned to personality experts to assist in the early identification of employees who are likely to be motivated, conscientious, prosocial, and stable?

Organizations are finding an ever-more-pressing need to select people with high probabilities of adjusting to and succeeding in work situations. To understand how and why individuals frame the same set of environmental factors differently, this thorough review of personality theory and measurement in work settings isolates the specific vital impacts on behavior in industrial and organizational settings. Topics addressed include:

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