Personality in organizational context

1. Your company industry

¢ Accounting/Banking/Finance

¢ Administration

¢ Agriculture/Environmental

¢ Arts/Entertainment

¢ Automotive

¢ Communication/IT

¢ Consulting

¢ Consumer Products

¢ E-Commerce/Business

¢ Energy

¢ Engineering

¢ Entrepreneurship

¢ Government

¢ Health Care

¢ Hospitality

¢ Industry

¢ Journalism/Broadcast

¢ Law

¢ Logistics

¢ Management

¢ Marketing

¢ Politics

¢ Public Relations/Advertising

¢ Public Sector

¢ Real Estate/Construction

¢ Sales/Retail

¢ Science

¢ Sports

¢ Travel/Tourism

¢ Other

¢ Education

2. Your current or last position

_______________________

3. Length of your managerial experience (years)

¢ 1-3

¢ 3-5

¢ 5-10

¢ 10-20

¢ more than 20

4. Number of your direct subordinates (people who directly report to you)

¢ 1-5

¢ 5-10

¢ 10-15

¢ 15-20

¢ more than 20

5. What is your educational background in management?

¢ I have a degree in management

¢ I have attended management courses

¢ I have attended management seminars/workshops

¢ I read management books

¢ I have no educational background in management

6. In you opinion to what extent does personality and personal traits impact employee performance?

¢ Personality is a critical performance factor

¢ To a certain extent personality affects performance

¢ Personality is not critical

7. Do you apply any personality evaluation metrics with respect to your subordinates?

¢ I use systematic evaluation approaches (theories, models, tests)

¢ I use my personal evaluation criteria

¢ I don’t apply any evaluation metrics

8. Do you take into consideration personal characteristics of employee in any of the listed situations?

¢ When making hiring/dismissal decision

¢ When assigning a task

¢ When considering a promotion/demotion

¢ I usually don’t take personal characteristics into account

9. If yes, what priority does personality assessment has in overall evaluation of employee?

¢ I consider personality in first place

¢ Personal characteristics are one of top 5 important factors to consider

¢ I consider personal characteristics after other factors

10. Do you believe personality-task and personality-organization fit may lead to better performance, job satisfaction, leadership, motivation and team effectiveness?

¢ Yes

¢ It may have a certain impact

¢ No

11. Are you familiar with any of personality traits theories listed below?

¢ Big Five Model (OCEAN)

¢ Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

¢ Jung's Model

¢ Eysenck Personality Questionnaire

¢ Not familiar

12. If yes, do you use any of personality trait theories at your workplace?

¢ If Yes, please specify

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¢ No

13. If no, would you use personality traits theories at your workplace if they prove to increase employee performance?

¢ Yes

¢ May be

¢ No

14. If yes to Q12, do you find them helpful?

¢ Yes, they help improve employee performance

¢ Yes, they help increase employee satisfaction

¢ Yes, they help increase employee motivation

¢ Yes, overall they provide good impact on organizational behavior

¢ No, they didn’t prove to be helpful

Thank you for participating!