Proactive personality and career success: What’s the connection?
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between proactive personality and career success. Data were gathered through questionnaire from a sample of technical employees (n = 180) who worked in MNC status companies located in the Northern States of Peninsular Malaysia.Results indicate tha...
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| author | Tan, Fee Yean Yahya, Khulida Kirana Othman, Siti Zubaidah Pangil, Faizuniah |
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| description | The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between proactive personality and career success. Data were gathered through questionnaire from a sample of technical employees (n = 180) who worked in MNC status companies located in the Northern States of Peninsular Malaysia.Results indicate that proactive personality was a significant factor in influencing career success.These findings generally supported past findings, which suggested that employees are more likely to gain career success if they possess the characteristics of proactive personality.The findings were discussed and implications were also put forward. |
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| spelling | uum-191582016-11-10T04:58:07Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/19158/ Proactive personality and career success: What’s the connection? Tan, Fee Yean Yahya, Khulida Kirana Othman, Siti Zubaidah Pangil, Faizuniah HD28 Management. Industrial Management The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between proactive personality and career success. Data were gathered through questionnaire from a sample of technical employees (n = 180) who worked in MNC status companies located in the Northern States of Peninsular Malaysia.Results indicate that proactive personality was a significant factor in influencing career success.These findings generally supported past findings, which suggested that employees are more likely to gain career success if they possess the characteristics of proactive personality.The findings were discussed and implications were also put forward. Penerbit UTM Press 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/19158/1/JT%2064%202%20%202013%20%2045%E2%80%9348.pdf Tan, Fee Yean and Yahya, Khulida Kirana and Othman, Siti Zubaidah and Pangil, Faizuniah (2013) Proactive personality and career success: What’s the connection? Jurnal Teknologi, 64 (2). pp. 45-48. ISSN 0127-9696 http://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v64.2234 doi:10.11113/jt.v64.2234 doi:10.11113/jt.v64.2234 |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Tan, Fee Yean Yahya, Khulida Kirana Othman, Siti Zubaidah Pangil, Faizuniah Proactive personality and career success: What’s the connection? |
| title | Proactive personality and career success: What’s the connection? |
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| title_short | Proactive personality and career success: What’s the connection? |
| title_sort | proactive personality and career success what s the connection |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/19158/1/JT%2064%202%20%202013%20%2045%E2%80%9348.pdf |
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