Ahmad Arshad, Darwina and Al-Idrus, Sharifah Nora (2014) Disentangling the empirical evidence between personality, work experience, and improvisation among middle management government officers. Journal of Business Management and Accounting (JBMA), 4. pp. 45-54. ISSN 2231-9298

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Abstract

This study examined the empirical association between personality traits, work experience, and improvisation. Big five personality traits (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness) and individual work experience were the independent variables; whereas individual improvisation was the dependent variable.Data were collected from middle management level of government officers from various ministries in Putrajaya, Malaysia.Results revealed that Extra version and Openness had a significant and positive contribution towards improvisation while other traits (Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Neuroticism) did not demonstrate a significant association with improvisation.The findings of this study could contribute to the collective knowledge of management and be useful to both theorists and managers.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Improvisation, big five personality traits, work experience
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	School of Business Management
Depositing User:	Dr. Darwina Hj. Ahmad Arshad
Date Deposited:	18 Jan 2017 07:57
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2017 07:57
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20683

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