The Impact of the Big Five Personality Traits and Independency on Job Involvement

Authors

  • د. موسى بن محمد الكردي

Keywords:

Personality, Independency, Job Involvement, Yarmouk Water Company, Jordan.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the impact of the salient five personality

traits and autonomy on job involvement. Using a sample that consisted of

(166) managers of Yarmouk Water Company in Irbid, Jordan and applying

Stepwise Multiple Regression, Multiple Regression, and Simple Regression,

the study showed that personality characteristics influence job involvement

of the managers working in Yarmouk Water Company. It also showed that

extraversion, emotional stability, and openness to experience had an effect

on job involvement. Both extraversion and emotional stability had a positive

influence on the levels of job involvement, while openness to experience had

a negative influence. The study proves that autonomy had a positive influence

on job involvement

Published

2017-05-16

How to Cite

الكردي د. م. ب. م. (2017). The Impact of the Big Five Personality Traits and Independency on Job Involvement. Al-Quds Open University for Administrative & Economic Research & Studies, 1(3). Retrieved from https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/eqtsadia/article/view/270