Abstract
Present paper examined the effect of Conscientiousness Trait on Job
Performance as sufficient evidence from literature proved that out of
Big Five Personality Traits; Conscientiousness is a valid predictor of
Job Performance across occupations and cultures. Therefore, present
paper aimed to investigate relationship between Conscientiousness
trait and Job Performance in Pakistani context. In the study,
questionnaires were administered on 612microfinance staff from
various parts of Pakistan. The original version of International
Personality Item Pool inventory was modified and used to measure the
Conscientiousness trait and for Job Performance measurement;
researchers developed the instrument. The hypotheses were tested &
checked by regression analysis. The study results endorsed that
Conscientiousness has strong association with and also a valid
predictor of employee Job Performance. The study findings also
recognized that there is stronger link between Conscientiousness and
Contextual Performance with then with Conscientiousness to Task
Performance. Overall Job Performance was strongly linked to
Conscientiousness.
Shazia Hassan, Naveed Akhtar, Ayse Kucuk Yılmaz. (2016) Impact of the Conscientiousness as Personality Trait on both Job and Organizational Performance, Journal of Managerial Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 1.
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