...Nupur Kuhar; V. Shunmugasundaram Purpose Personality characteristics have a significant impact on the economic segment of women entrepreneurs. Due to gender biases or other factors, women entrepreneurs are fewer in India than in other countries. The purpose of this study is to identify...

...Bryan S. Schaffer; Jennifer G. Manegold Purpose This paper aims to examine the link between the Big Five personality traits and self-efficacy for teamwork, positioning manifest needs as intervening variables. The primary purpose of the analyses is to further develop some of the key variables...

... the relationships between personal characteristics and strategic pivot behavior in a sample of small business owners during a peak period of the crisis in Israel. Design/methodology/approach A sample (N = 202) of small business owners provided information on their business and demographics...

...Raja Ahmed Jamil; Syed Rameez ul Hassan; Tariq Iqbal Khan; Rahman Shah; Sanaullah Nazir Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of personality characteristics (risk-aversion and self-consciousness) on skepticism toward online services information (STOSI), consumer stress and health...

...Hira Salah ud din Khan; Matteo Cristofaro; Muhammad Salman Chughtai; Silvia Baiocco Purpose How do dark personality traits impact workplace bullying (WB)? How can organizations mitigate it? This study aims to explore the relationship between the Dark Tetrad (DT) (narcissism, psychopathy [PY...

...Ana Junça-Silva; Daniel Silva Purpose The purpose of this study was to analyze the moderating role of micro-events on the relationship between the three Dark Triad dimensions and counterproductive work-brehaviors. The social exchange theory and the person–situation interactionist model supported...

... that envy has not thoroughly investigated and requires empirical consideration. Until recently, workplace envy (i.e. as pain at another person’s good fortune) (Tai et al., 2012) is considered as a negative emotion that is believed to be pervasive in workplace, though was reluctantly ignored...

... of cognitive distortions. However, they have often neglected the use of psychological instruments for understanding the role of decision-makers’ personality in the quality of the decision-making processes. Design/methodology/approach This is an intrinsic case study about an Italian complex organization...

...James W. Westerman; Rafik I. Beekun; Joseph Daly; Sita Vanka Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between individual personality and compensation package preferences and whether cross‐cultural differences exist in these preferences in the USA and India. Design...

...Zhenzhong Ma Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the studies of personality and negotiation and argues that the relationship between personality and negotiation is worth re‐examination and more research attention should be devoted to this area. Design/methodology/approach...

...Jun Zhao; Lijun Chen Purpose This study seeks to examine the relationship between individual's cultural values of individualism, collectivism, selected personality traits and the psychological contracts they tend to form. Design/methodology/approach Surveys were used to collect data from China...

...Jo Ann Duffy; Suzy Fox; Betty Jane Punnett; Ann Gregory; Terri Lituchy; Silvia Inés Monserrat; Miguel R. Olivas‐Luján; Neusa Maria Bastos F. Santos; John Miller Purpose The intent of this cross‐national research is to study the personal and cultural characteristics of successful professional women...

...” and the connection between “service‐learning” and effective public service participants. Considers the human need to be of service and the motivations of public service. Discusses the implications of these motivations and looks at the personality type most suited to the role. Provides a framework for a good “service...

... by the individual. Considers the way companies sell such aspects of their service and the difficulties faced by employees who are asked to carry out such roles. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Individual behaviour Service industries Roles Personality Volume 24 Number 3/4 2001 THE MANAGED HEART...