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1 – 1 of 1Abubakr M. Suliman, AbdelRahman A. AbdelRahman and Adeija Abdalla
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of personality traits in affecting employees' work performance.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of personality traits in affecting employees' work performance.
Design/methodology/approach
Using a self‐administered questionnaire, 582 employees from a duty‐free organization are surveyed in order to examine the hypotheses of the study.
Findings
Some personality traits are found to be significant in predicting employees' work performance. Some demographic factors such as gender are found to be mediating the links between traits and performance.
Practical implications
The theoretical and managerial implications of the results are discussed in the paper, together with some recommendations for practitioners and researchers.
Originality/value
The paper examines the above‐mentioned links for the first time in the duty‐free industry in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle Eastern context.
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