Tag: conscientiousness

Personality Factors – Importance of the Big 5

rightpeople — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:05:30 +0000

In the world of personality assessment there are numerous tools that are used to measure and understand personality. A trait approach to personality has been in existence since the early 1900’s, and it has been the aim of many researchers to identify which are the most useful underlying factors to consider – with numerous studies dedicated […]

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Protecting your business against fraud and misconduct

rightpeople — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:36:35 +0000

As the business world becomes more diverse and expands across national boundaries, concerns about security and integrity in the workplace have never been higher. Stakeholder expectations for ethical business operations continue to rise, placing more responsibility on organisations to employ people who have high ethical standards. To safeguard their organisations, many organisations incorporate background screening […]

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Put your money where your mouth is when it comes to employee ethics

rightpeople — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:50:09 +0000

A recent study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has revealed that organisations may not be doing enough to promote and protect their values within the organisation. The study found that 40% of employees believe that their unethical colleagues not only go un-reprimanded, but are also frequently rewarded and promoted for their bad behaviour. In addition, only […]

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Work safety needs a human touch

rightpeople — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 02:03:00 +0000

Most organisational occupational health and safety (OHS) interventions focus on controlling employee procedures and the physical work environment in an effort to maximise workplace safety. While such efforts are important, they do not take into account the human factors related to work safety, such as individual and group attitudes and the influence of management. Recent […]

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Fraud and misconduct prevention

rightpeople — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:10:36 +0000

Fraud and misconduct “grey areas” in the workplace Yesterday’s Human Capital Australia magazine outlined a recent decision by Fair Work Australia (FWA) and the implications for dealing with fraud and misconduct in the workplace. A supermarket store manager was dismissed for taking groceries without paying, however, the dismissal was overturned by FWA and he was awarded more than $15,000 in compensation as the matter […]

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Assessment in Organisations – Current Status, Trends and Emerging Issues

rightpeople — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:25:47 +0000

Meta-analyses have revealed that the most valid predictors of job performance are ability measures (cognitive or intelligence tests) and personality assessments, particularly the “Big 5” personality traits, followed by structured job interviews. Together, ability tests and measures of conscientiousness or integrity provide an adjusted validity of 0.65 (Ones, Viswesveran, & Schmidt, 1993; Ones & Viswesveran, 1998). The […]

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Big Five and Academic Achievement

rightpeople — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:14:02 +0000

Evidence for the Relationship between the Big 5 and Academic Achievement Many different personality traits have been linked to academic performance. Since the Five Factor Model, or “Big 5“, has enjoyed prominence in the personality literature (Digman, 1990), as well as being recognised by the economics literature (Borghans et al., 2008), we believe it is […]

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RightPeople’s Time Management Research

rightpeople — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:04:42 +0000

Published in the Sydney Morning Herald. Out of Time? Researchers at the University of Sydney’s Department of Psychology have found that being a good time manager is closely related to how conscientious a person is, and that this may be a personality trait rather than a skill one can acquire. Good time managers are also […]

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Personality Assessment – The Five Factor Model

rightpeople — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:49:05 +0000

This paper examines and summarises the big five-factor model, a tool used for studying personality. One of the long-held goals of psychology has been to establish a model that can conveniently describe human personality, with the intent to use this model in improving the general understanding of personality. Currently, a handful of models have risen […]

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