An investigation into the relationship between certain personality traits and job satisfaction: a case of selected employees in the Eastern Cape Province

Mhlanga, Tatenda Shaleen

Title: An investigation into the relationship between certain personality traits and job satisfaction: a case of selected employees in the Eastern Cape Province
Creator: Mhlanga, Tatenda Shaleen
Subject: Bank employees -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Job satisfaction -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Personality -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Extraversion -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Neuroses -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Conscience -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Big Five model
Subject: Organizational behavior -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Date: 2012
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MCom (Industrial Psychology)
Identifier: vital:11559
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007148
Identifier: Bank employees -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Job satisfaction -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Personality -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Extraversion -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Neuroses -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Conscience -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Big Five model
Identifier: Organizational behavior -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Description: There is relatively little research based on the Big Five personality dimensions and job satisfaction and the relationship thereof. Job satisfaction of employees is a good indication of organizational effectiveness and is influenced by organizational and dispositional factors. The fundamental nature of the dispositional approach is that individuals have stable traits that significantly influence their affective and behavioral reactions to organizational settings. The general objective of this study was to determine the relationship between personality dimensions and job satisfaction of bank employees. A quantitative design was used in the empirical study. The sample consisted of 126 bank employees. The current research found that employees who are high in openness, conscientiousness and low in neuroticism tend to be more satisfied with their job. Agreeableness personality did not have a significant relationship with job satisfaction, while employees with high levels of extraversion had negative significant correlation with job satisfaction. However, overall personality dimensions explained relatively small percentages in the variance of job satisfaction. The findings will aid management institutions in selecting, and retaining employees as higher job satisfaction is linked to higher levels of productivity, effectiveness and commitment. Key words: extroversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness, job satisfaction, bank employees.
Format: 165 leaves; 30 cm
Format: pdf
Publisher: University of Fort Hare
Publisher: Faculty of Management & Commerce
Language: English
Rights: University of Fort Hare

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