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Cognitive Study

| Published: September 19, 2020

Effect of conscientiousness and agreeableness on job performance and emotional intelligence among Indian employees

Anisha Girme

Student, MIT-WPU, Pune, Maharashtra, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.110/20200803

DOI: 10.25215/0803.110

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Personality has always been an important factor when it comes to hiring of employees in an organization. This study investigates effect of the two personality traits: Conscientiousness and Agreeableness on Job Performance and Emotional Intelligence. It is a quantitative research. The data was collected from 85 employees working in private or corporate sector in India. The result of this study confirms the hypothesis that there is a positive correlation between personality traits and job performance, emotional intelligence. The scales used to measure the variables are The Big Five Inventory 2-Short form (BFI-2-S) by authors Soto and John, Brief Emotional Intelligence Scale–10 (BEIS-10) by author Kevin Davies and Goodman & Svyantek (1999) Job Performance Scale by authors Goodman and Svyantek. Limitations and Scope for further research has been discussed.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.110/20200803

10.25215/0803.110

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Published in   Volume 08, Issue 3, July-September, 2020