Personality at Work: Individual Differences in the Workplace

Personality at Work: Individual Differences in the Workplace

by Adrian Furnham (Author), Adrian Furnham (Author), H. J. Eysenck (Foreword), Adrian Furnham (Author)

Synopsis

Personality at Work examines the increasingly controversial role of individual differences in predicting and determining behaviour at work. It asks whether psychological tests measuring personality traits can predict behaviour at work, such as job satisfaction, productivity, as well as absenteeism and turnover. Importantly, it is a critical and comprehensive review of that literature from psychology, sociology and management science which lies at the interface of personality theory, occupational psychology and organizational behaviour.
Drawing on a vast body of published material, Adrian Furnham describes for the first time current state of knowledge in this area. The result is a volume which will be an enormously useful resource to the researcher and practitioner, as well as students of psychology, management science and sociology. Personality at Work is the only exhaustive and incisive multi-disciplinary work to assess the role of psychological testing in the management of the work place.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03 Mar 1994

ISBN 10: 0415106486
ISBN 13: 9780415106481

Media Reviews
The academic will find a useful and comprehensive source book for research studies relating personality to a number of important organizational areas of interest, such as vocational choice, motivation, entrepreneurship and satisfaction.
- Personnel Psychology
Author Bio
Adrian Furnham is Professor of Psychology at University College London. His previous books include Young People's Understanding of Society (with Barrie Stacey), Culture Shock (with Stephen Bochner) and The Protestant Work Ethic.