Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 14/e

Implications for Managers

• Consider screening job candidates for conscientiousness—and the other Big Five traits, depending on the criteria your organization finds most important. Other aspects, such as core self-evaluation or narcissism, may be relevant in certain situations.

• Although the MBTI has faults, you can use it in training and development to help employees better understand each other, open up communication in work groups, and possibly reduce conflicts.

• Evaluate jobs, work groups, and your organization to determine the optimal personality fit.

• Take into account situational factors when evaluating observable personality traits, and lower the situation strength to better ascertain personality characteristics.

• The more you consider people’s ...