TY - JOUR
T1 - The general factor of personality and job performance
T2 - Revisiting previous meta-analyses
AU - Pelt, D. H. M.
AU - van der Linden, Dimitri
AU - Dunkel, Curtis S
AU - Born, M.P.
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - The relationship between the General Factor of Personality (GFP) and several work-related outcomes such as job performance and organizational citizenship behavior was examined using meta-analytic data. Confirmatory factor analyses showed sizeable relationships between the GFP and various performance indicators (r =.34), larger than for any of the Big Five dimensions. Controlling for social desirability did not change the relationship between the GFP and job performance. Moreover, regression analyses showed that the GFP accounted for a larger part of the explained variance in the outcome measures than the unique variances of the Big Five. The results add to the evidence for the GFP as a social effectiveness factor and highlight the validity of the GFP in organizational contexts.
AB - The relationship between the General Factor of Personality (GFP) and several work-related outcomes such as job performance and organizational citizenship behavior was examined using meta-analytic data. Confirmatory factor analyses showed sizeable relationships between the GFP and various performance indicators (r =.34), larger than for any of the Big Five dimensions. Controlling for social desirability did not change the relationship between the GFP and job performance. Moreover, regression analyses showed that the GFP accounted for a larger part of the explained variance in the outcome measures than the unique variances of the Big Five. The results add to the evidence for the GFP as a social effectiveness factor and highlight the validity of the GFP in organizational contexts.
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U2 - 10.1111/ijsa.12188
DO - 10.1111/ijsa.12188
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040084902
VL - 25
SP - 333
EP - 346
JO - International Journal of Selection and Assessment
JF - International Journal of Selection and Assessment
SN - 0965-075X
IS - 4
ER -