Do Big-5 personality traits contribute to employees performance? An empirical evidence from HEIs in Pakistan

Several factors influence the employee's personality including psycho-social factors. Previously studies have conducted to investigate the influence of Big-5 traits which impact employee’s performance. This study investigated the influence of Big-5 on the employee’s performance. The study used...

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Main Authors: Robina Akhtar, Mohamad Nizam Nazarudin, Ghulam Muhammad Kundi
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description Several factors influence the employee's personality including psycho-social factors. Previously studies have conducted to investigate the influence of Big-5 traits which impact employee’s performance. This study investigated the influence of Big-5 on the employee’s performance. The study used a cross-sectional survey a 5-point Likert scale was distributed among 163 samples selected randomly. The findings report a significant relationship between the predictors and a criterion variable. The study points those two predictors i.e., openness to experience and emotional control predict 57% variance in criterion variable as compared to the extravert, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. This study concludes that teacher’s centric policies & mechanisms enhance employee trust and confidence and it overcomes the apprehensions, as result, they perform better and contribute more towards the promotion of education and research in higher educational institutions.
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spelling ums.eprints-316832022-02-25T06:54:07Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31683/ Do Big-5 personality traits contribute to employees performance? An empirical evidence from HEIs in Pakistan Robina Akhtar Mohamad Nizam Nazarudin Ghulam Muhammad Kundi BF1-990 Psychology LB2331.7-2335.8 Teaching personnel Several factors influence the employee's personality including psycho-social factors. Previously studies have conducted to investigate the influence of Big-5 traits which impact employee’s performance. This study investigated the influence of Big-5 on the employee’s performance. The study used a cross-sectional survey a 5-point Likert scale was distributed among 163 samples selected randomly. The findings report a significant relationship between the predictors and a criterion variable. The study points those two predictors i.e., openness to experience and emotional control predict 57% variance in criterion variable as compared to the extravert, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. This study concludes that teacher’s centric policies & mechanisms enhance employee trust and confidence and it overcomes the apprehensions, as result, they perform better and contribute more towards the promotion of education and research in higher educational institutions. Gomal University 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31683/1/Do%20Big-5%20personality%20traits%20contribute%20to%20employees%20performance_%20An%20empirical%20evidence%20from%20HEIs%20in%20Pakistan_ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31683/2/Do%20Big-5%20personality%20traits%20contribute%20to%20employees%20performance_%20An%20empirical%20evidence%20from%20HEIs%20in%20Pakistan.pdf Robina Akhtar and Mohamad Nizam Nazarudin and Ghulam Muhammad Kundi (2021) Do Big-5 personality traits contribute to employees performance? An empirical evidence from HEIs in Pakistan. Gomal University Journal of Research, 37. pp. 254-266. ISSN 1019-8180 (P-ISSN) , 2708-1737 (E-ISSN) http://www.gujr.com.pk/index.php/GUJR/article/view/1430/1064 https://doi.org/10.51380/gujr-37-03-01 https://doi.org/10.51380/gujr-37-03-01
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Do Big-5 personality traits contribute to employees performance? An empirical evidence from HEIs in Pakistan
title Do Big-5 personality traits contribute to employees performance? An empirical evidence from HEIs in Pakistan
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title_fullStr Do Big-5 personality traits contribute to employees performance? An empirical evidence from HEIs in Pakistan
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title_sort do big 5 personality traits contribute to employees performance an empirical evidence from heis in pakistan
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