... of whether competitiveness is beneficial or harmful stems in part from the lack of integration between various literatures. For example, research finds disagreement on whether competitiveness is best defined as a competitive attitude (Johnson and Norem-Hebeisen, 1979), a personality trait (Bing, 1999...

...Michele N. Medina-Craven; Kathryn Ostermeier; Pratigya Sigdyal; Benjamin David McLarty Purpose The purpose of this study is to systematically examine and classify the multitude of personality traits that have emerged in the literature beyond the Big Five (Five Factor Model) since the turn...

... “personalities” to six distinct waves and draws an overarching conclusion about how merger architects are viewed. Design/methodology/approach Databases and interviews are used to piece together detail about CEOs associated with six distinct and recognized merger-waves during a 120-year focal period...

...Abbas J. Ali Purpose This paper seeks to shed light on Islamic perspectives on motivation and personality. It argues that original Islamic thinking in the seventh and eleventh centuries offer useful organizational insights for today's organizations. Design/methodology/approach This research...

... in the literature has is not been defined in a clear and conventional way. Design/methodology/approach Grounding ideas on the person‐situation historical debate, and drawing on the insights of Luhmann's General System Theory, this paper develops a multileveled framework that categorizes the view of integrity...