... on organizations. The aims of this study were (1) to identify existing evidence on consultants’ knowledge, skills, abilities and other personal attributes (KSAO) related to organizational consulting effectiveness and (2) to lay the foundation of an empirically derived competency framework for effective consulting...

... distressing but also essential for improving performance (Atwater and Brett, 2005). People with a positive cognitive orientation toward negative feedback are likely to view it as an opportunity for growth rather than a personal attack or threat to their competence (London and Smither, 2002). Orientation...

..., and personality to detect the predictors of the different personality traits. Findings The results showed that extraversion (r=0.24; p<0.001) and agreeableness (r=0.19; p<0.001) are predicted by high social needs, whereas openness to experience is predicted by high...

...Sri Indarti; Solimun; Adji Achmad Rinaldo Fernandes; Wardhani Hakim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to know whether organizational citizenship behavior mediates the effects of personality, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach This research...

...Ridhi Arora; Santosh Rangnekar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship of the Big Five personality factors (extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, emotional stability, and intellect/openness to experience) with career commitment measured in terms of three...

.... Findings The effective business consultant should possess functional knowledge as well as knowledge of an industry, communication and analytical skills, creativity, strategic and tactical leadership abilities, and a set of personality traits that includes emotional stability, intellect, integrity...

...Jennifer Collins; Donna K. Cooke Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discover whether there is an interaction between creative personality and a supportive work environment resulting in creative behaviours. Is a creative personality essential to creative performance? Design/methodology...

...). Tom Karp can be contacted at: Tom.karp@c‐k.no © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Leadership Leadership development Work identity Personality Leaders seem to have unique opportunities because their position makes them gatekeepers for some aspects of the experience of others...

... are positively and significantly related with job performance; and emotional and social competencies will be more successful in predicting performance than universal personality dimensions, like the Big Five personality traits. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on the data of three medium‐sized...

...Alonzo Johnson; Paul A. Winter; Thomas G. Reio, Jr; Henry L. Thompson; Joseph M. Petrosko Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the vital issue of managerial recruitment for private industry. Personality and demographic variables and their interactions are to be examined to determine...

... Understanding how individual differences influence self‐directed social learning and self‐efficacy assists managers and organizations in providing more personalized coaching. Since the link between an inter‐dependent self‐construal, social learning, and low self‐efficacy is more likely among minorities from...

...William A. Gentry; Scott P. Mondore; Brennan D. Cox Purpose This research has the purpose of examining whether personality preferences and type from the Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) are related to managerial derailment. Design/methodology/approach This study is within the context...

... individuals are more likely to assign higher transformational qualities to leaders. Thus, it is hypothesized that: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Transformational leadership Charisma Personality Leaders Language Self esteem Charismatic leadership concepts have passed...

... there have been many studies focusing on various personality attributes of owner/managers and their impact on financial performance or success of SMEs most of them are not relevant to the main theme of this study. Therefore, only a few of them are briefly reviewed in this section. One of these studies...

...Tiina M. Hautala Purpose The purpose was to find if the relationship between personality and transformational leadership exists, when the appraisals are from leaders themselves and from their subordinates. Design/methodology/approach The approach taken was quantitative analyses of 439 leaders...

... hedonism, cynicism, and materialism. The “cultural creatives” sub‐culture eagerly embraces altruism and self‐actualization, thus forging a new sense of the sacred that incorporates personal growth psychology, the spiritual realm, and service to others. The aging of population in western societies...

...Lindy H. Dalen; Neville A. Stanton; Antony D. Roberts Investigates the extent to which it is possible to fake a personality questionnaire to match the ideal candidate’s profile. Previous research suggests that responses to personality measures can be faked with relative ease. It was anticipated...

... of promotion and overall managerial effectiveness. This study takes this line of investigation one step further and investigates possible determinants of rating congruence. Using a series of regression analyses, various demographic and personality variables are shown to predict the extent to which self ratings...

...John H. Bradley; Frederic J. Hebert Develops a model of the theoretical impact of individual personality differences on the productivity of information systems (IS) development teams, then illustrates that impact by presenting a case example. Following a discussion of team composition and MBTI...

...Neville Stanton; Gerald Matthews Reports on a study conducted to examine the factor structure of the occupational personality questionnaire (OPQ) on two independent samples of 1,000 participants (2,000 for the study in total) drawn from the general population of Great Britain. The results suggest...