scholarly journals Predicting career success: is the dark side of personality worth considering?

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 437-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik Paleczek ◽  
Sabine Bergner ◽  
Robert Rybnicek
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Predicting Success ◽  
Competitive Behaviour

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify whether the dark side of personality adds information beyond the bright side when predicting career success. Design/methodology/approach In total, 287 participants (150♀, Mage=37.74 and SDage=10.38) completed questionnaires on the Dark Triad (narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy) and the Big Five (emotional stability, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness). They also provided information on their objective (salary and leadership position) and subjective (job satisfaction and satisfaction with income) career success. Regression analyses were used to estimate the Dark Triad’s incremental predictive value. Findings The results show that the Dark Triad only provides incremental information beyond the Big Five when predicting salary (ΔR2=0.02*) and leadership position (ΔR2=0.04*). In contrast, the Dark Triad does not explain unique variance when predicting job satisfaction or satisfaction with income. Research limitations/implications The exclusive use of self-rated success criteria may increase the risk of same-source biases. Thus, future studies should include ratings derived from multiple perspectives. Practical implications Considering the Dark Triad in employee selection and development seems particularly promising in the context of competitive behaviour. Social implications The results are discussed in light of the socioanalytic theory. This may help to better understand behaviour in organisational contexts. Originality/value This study is the first that simultaneously investigates all three traits of the Dark Triad and the Big Five in combination with objective and subjective career success. In addition, it extends previous findings by answering the question of whether the Dark Triad offers incremental or redundant information to the Big Five when predicting success.

Leader personality traits and employee job satisfaction in the media sector, Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Agnes Wambui Kiarie ◽  
Loice C. Maru ◽  
Thomas Kimeli Cheruiyot
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the effect of leader personality traits on employee job satisfaction. A leader personality trait on employee job satisfaction remains a cause of concern in the contemporary business environment. Design/methodology/approach The study employed an explanatory research design to establish the cause-effects between leader personality traits and employee job satisfaction. Path goal theory and Big Five-factor model of personality traits underpinned the study. Questionnaire was used to obtain data pertaining to the model’s constructs. A multiple regression equation model tested the hypotheses. Findings The study showed that leader extraversion; openness to new experiences; emotional stability; conscientiousness and agreeableness have significant effects on employee job satisfaction. The study thus concluded that leaders who portray extraversion; openness to new experiences; emotional stability; conscientiousness and agreeableness enhance employee job satisfaction. Research limitations/implications This study was only limited to leader personality traits and employee job satisfaction; as such further research area could be undertaken in leader personality traits and organizational adaptation to change. Practical implications Leaders need to communicate to employees effectively, listen to their input and feedback, mentoring and empowering them, be innovative and creative, embracing the determination of standards for task performance and be empathetic. Social implications As organizations are exposed to changes, not only to prosper but also to survive in the current dynamic changing environment, leaders must be cognizant of the fact that employee job satisfaction is the bedrock of sustainable organizational performance. Originality/value The paper enhances on how leader personality traits (Big Five-factor model of personality traits) affects employee job satisfaction and performance in organizations.

scholarly journals Thriving or surviving at work: how workplace learning opportunities and subjective career success are connected with job satisfaction and turnover intention?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eija Elina Lehtonen ◽  
Petri Nokelainen ◽  
Heta Rintala ◽  
Ilmari Puhakka
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Subjective Career Success

Purpose The purpose of this study is to better understand factors related to turnover intention (TI) and job satisfaction (JS) in the information technology and engineering sectors. Specifically, this study investigates the role of workplace learning opportunities (WLO) afforded by the environment and individual’s subjective career success (SCS). The connections between learning opportunities and career success are examined, as well as their connections to JS and TI. Design/methodology/approach The current research was based on self-report questionnaire data (N = 153). The questionnaire included existing instruments measuring WLO, SCS, JS and TI. The analyses of the data included Pearson product-moment correlations, path analysis (based on multiple regression) and analysis of relative importance (dominance analysis). Findings Results indicated that higher access to resources that support learning, more opportunities for professional growth and satisfactory career decisions made by employees were connected to lower TI. The processes of well-being and learning are strongly intertwined and mutually reinforce each other, reducing the willingness to change a job in the near future. Originality/value This study adds to the previous research by providing more detailed knowledge on the connections between the various dimensions of WLO and SCS. The findings of the present study can offer insights for developing work environments where employees wish to remain, learn and are satisfied with their job and careers, thus ultimately supporting their well-being.

Dark triad and situational variables and their relationship to career success and counterproductive work behaviors among employees in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Cohen ◽  
Emrah Özsoy
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behaviors ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Situational Variables

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between dark triad personality (DTP) and organizational and individual counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) and perceived career success among employees in Turkey. Additionally, the study examined the effects of four situational variables: perceived organizational politics, transparency, psychological contract breach, and accountability.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 156 employees across five service organizations in Sakarya, Turkey, using the survey method.FindingsThe regression analysis findings showed that the three traits of the DTP, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy were significantly related to both organizational and interpersonal dimensions of the CWB. Narcissism was not related to any of the dimensions of CWB. The findings showed no significant relationship between any of the four situational variables and the two forms of CWB. However, three of the situational variables were related to perceived career success, while the three dimensions of DTP were not.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitations of this study are its cross-sectional design and the self-reported measures of the dependent variables. Interestingly, the study showed that having high levels of DTP does not necessarily promote their careers.Originality/valueThis study contributes to examining career success as a dependent variable in addition to CWB. The findings showed that situational variables are related to career success, and DTP is related to CWB. This finding has both conceptual and practical implications.

Lifelong learning mindset and career success: evidence from the field of accounting and finance

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 567-580
Author(s):  
David W. Drewery ◽  
Robert Sproule ◽  
T. Judene Pretti
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Strategic Thinking ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Subjective Career Success ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between a lifelong learning mindset and career success. A lifelong learning mindset is a way of approaching one's work with curiosity, strategic thinking, and resilience. Career success refers to objective (e.g., number of promotions) and subjective (e.g., job satisfaction) indicators of progress and fulfillment in one's work.Design/methodology/approachTwo studies are presented. Both studies draw from an accounting and finance program at a Canadian university. In study 1, data were collected from students (n = 62) and their supervisors at the end of a four-month co-operative education (co-op) work term. In study 2, data were collected from graduates (n = 148).FindingsResults suggest that developing a lifelong learning mindset enhances both objective and subjective career success. Participants' lifelong learning mindset was associated with objective career success in both studies (supervisor-rated performance in study 1 and number of promotions in study 2). Lifelong learning mindset was associated with subjective career success in study 2 (job satisfaction, work engagement, and job-related self-efficacy) but not in study 1 (experience satisfaction).Originality/valueThis article presents the first empirical examination of the relationship between a lifelong learning mindset and career success. Insights from the article highlight the fact that educators and workplace managers might work together to promote a lifelong learning mindset for current and future workers.

scholarly journals The Dark Side of Human Values: How Values are Related to Bright and Dark Personality Traits

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Lins de Holanda Coelho ◽  
Paul H. P. Hanel ◽  
Renan Pereira Monteiro ◽  
Roosevelt Vilar ◽  
Valdiney V. Gouveia
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Research ◽  
Explained Variance ◽  
And Gender

Abstract In the present research, we replicate and extend previous findings on the relations between human values and bright\dark traits of personality, using the functional theory of human values (Gouveia, 2013). Specifically, we assessed which dark traits are associated with human values and whether the dark traits explained variance in values beyond the bright traits (Big Five). While prior research has investigated the relations between the three sets of constructs mainly in Western countries, we tested whether the findings hold in Brazil (N = 819). Although values are defined as positive constructs, several value subfunctions were positively correlated with the dark traits (e.g., excitement values with narcissism), while other relations were negative. Controlling for participants' age and gender, hierarchical regressions further revealed that dark traits explain variance in values beyond bright traits, although overall bright traits were more strongly associated with values than dark traits. Together, our findings replicate previous research. Implications for our understanding of the Dark Triad and cross-cultural research are discussed.

Effects of service employees’ negative personality traits on emotional labour and job satisfaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 1035-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianfranco Walsh ◽  
Zhiyong Yang ◽  
Jason Dahling ◽  
Mario Schaarschmidt ◽  
Ikuo Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Surface Acting ◽  
Employee Outcomes ◽  
Deep Acting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Employees ◽  
The Usa

Purpose Frontline service employees’ (FLEs) positive personality traits enhance service experiences, for both employee and customer outcomes. Yet, limited research addresses negative personality traits. Drawing on the emotion regulation framework, the purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual model in which three negative personality traits – Machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism (the so-called dark triad (DT)) – represent antecedents, and FLE emotion regulation strategies (surface and deep acting) are mediators, all of which predict job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The test of this model includes occupationally diverse samples of FLEs from an individualistic (the USA) and a collectivistic (Japan) country, to assess the potential moderating role of culture. Findings The findings suggest that Machiavellianism relates more positively to surface and deep acting in Japan, whereas psychopathy relates more negatively to surface acting than in the USA. Unexpectedly, narcissism exhibits mixed effects on surface and deep acting in both countries: It relates positively to surface acting in the USA but prompts a negative relationship in Japan. The positive narcissism–deep acting relationship is also stronger for Japanese than for US FLEs. These findings help specify the effects of negative personality traits on important employee outcomes. Originality/value This is the first study that relates service employees’ DTs with emotional labor resulting in new avenues for further research. The findings are managerially relevant because they help specify the effects of negative personality traits on important employee outcomes.

The dark side of sales technologies: how technostress affects sales professionals

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-320
Author(s):  
Ellen Pullins ◽  
Monideepa Tarafdar ◽  
Phuoc Pham
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Job Commitment ◽  
Sales Professionals ◽  
Before And After

PurposeThis article evaluates the effect of technostress due to implementation of sales technologies on sales professionals in terms of changes in job satisfaction and role stress and potential mitigation strategies including technostress inhibitors and job commitment.Design/methodology/approachThe study utilizes a survey data collection from sales professionals in B2B consultative roles selling to business customers from construction, industrial supply and business service firms, including items that explore before and after factors around a customer relationship management implementation.FindingsTechnostress results in a decrease in job satisfaction and an increase in role stress of sales professionals. Job commitment moderates the decrease in job satisfaction, i.e. the higher the job commitment the less significant the decrease in job satisfaction.Practical implicationsSales forces need to implement technostress inhibitors to help mitigate the effects of technostress in exacerbating other sales professional stressors. These inhibitors should be contextualized to the unique situation of the sales organization.Originality/valueThe study examines the dark side of sales technologies. Our research expands current understanding by considering new relations among technostress-creating conditions and two work-related outcomes that are salient to sales professionals, namely role stress and job satisfaction. Further, we investigate the change in these outcomes before and after the implementation of sales technologies rather than only considering them at one point of time, after the fact.

Competencies of older workers and its influence on career success and job satisfaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Hennekam
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Older Employees

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of the competencies motivation, integrity and social skills on both intrinsic and extrinsic career success. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 1,112 individuals aged 45 or above registered at a job agency specialized in older employees in the Netherlands filled out a survey. The results were analyzed using multiple regression. Findings – The three competencies had a positive relationship with intrinsic career success (job satisfaction). Motivation and social skills were also positively related to extrinsic career success, while integrity was unrelated. Originality/value – The influence of competencies on career success of older workers has received only little attention from researchers.

Measurement of Career Success: The Case of Rural to Urban Migrant Labourers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2016 ◽  
pp. 108-120
Author(s):  
Phuc Nguyen Van ◽  
Binh Quan Minh Quoc ◽  
Quyen Nguyen Le Hoang Thuy To
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Migrant Laborers ◽  
Urban Migrant ◽  
Subjective Career Success

Despite the rich literature on the antecedents of career success, the success criterion has generally been measured in a rather deficient manner. This study aims to operationalize and measure career success of rural to urban migrant laborers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by developing an integrated index. The Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) with a combination of both reflective and formative constructs is applied. Employing the primary data of 419 migrant laborers in a survey conducted in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2015, the hierarchical model confirms the statistically significant contribution of objective and subjective components to the career success index. Compared to objective career success, subjective career success has a stronger effect on the index. Five dimensions of career success are distinguished including: 1) job satisfaction, 2) career satisfaction, 3) life satisfaction, 4) other-referent criteria and 5) promotion. The first four and the final one are categorized as subjective career success and objective career success respectively. Among the four dimensions of subjective success, job satisfaction, career satisfaction and life satisfaction share lesser weights than success using otherreferent criteria in the model. This finding implies that other-referent criteria play an important role when people evaluate their career success. The index shall provide a general picture of the career success of rural to urban migrant laborers in Ho Chi Minh City and give an empirical result for further micro-research on career success determination.

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