Personality in Work Organizations
- Lawrence R. James - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
- Michelle D. Mazerolle - Philips Consumer Electronics North America at Atlanta
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:
- Job performance
- Leadership
- Team functioning
- Interdepartmental conflict
- Tardiness and attrition
- Mental and physical health
- Motivation
- Integrity
Personality at Work is an excellent resource for researchers, scholars, and advanced students.
An interesting read for anyone studying Applied Psychology. I will be recommending this as an essential read for my Organisational Psychology module.
A detailed attempt at addressing issues of personality in work organisations. A keep-in view text.
Too focused for class requirements
For myself, I found this book very useful and interesting. And also recommended to my colleagues and students.
Sage College Publishing
