Internet usage and personality traits: finding relationship in learning institution

Purpose – This study aims to investigate the relationship that exists between the personality traits of workers and their internet usage activities. In addition, the study also tries to investigate the workers demography and their internet usage. Design/methodology/approach – The study used questio...

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Main Authors: Ahlan, Abdul Rahman, Balogun, Naeem Atanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Transnational Journal of Science and Technology 2013
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spelling iium-302742016-04-05T06:06:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/30274/ Internet usage and personality traits: finding relationship in learning institution Ahlan, Abdul Rahman Balogun, Naeem Atanda L Education (General) Purpose – This study aims to investigate the relationship that exists between the personality traits of workers and their internet usage activities. In addition, the study also tries to investigate the workers demography and their internet usage. Design/methodology/approach – The study used questionnaire-based survey to gather responses from both the academic and non-academic staff in order to understand their personality traits and their internet usage. Results and Conclusion – Findings of this study shows significant relationship between personality traits and internet usage, where conscientiousness and openness traits are found to influence internet usage activities of workers. Workers demography is found to relate to their internet usage. Research limitations/implications – Limitation of this study is based on the generalisation of the finding that only involve learning institution. The finding of the study paves a way for other research that will involve other organisation. Practical implications – The findings should assist institution to know the calibre of people to be employed base on their personality traits, as it will help in the usage of internet. Originality/value – The research provides useful information for learning institution based on the type of workers employed, their internet usage and personality trait. Transnational Journal of Science and Technology 2013-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30274/1/01.pdf Ahlan, Abdul Rahman and Balogun, Naeem Atanda (2013) Internet usage and personality traits: finding relationship in learning institution. Transnational Journal of Science and Technology, 3 (3). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1857-8047 http://www.tjournal.org/tjst_march_2013/01.pdf
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Ahlan, Abdul Rahman
Balogun, Naeem Atanda
Internet usage and personality traits: finding relationship in learning institution
description Purpose – This study aims to investigate the relationship that exists between the personality traits of workers and their internet usage activities. In addition, the study also tries to investigate the workers demography and their internet usage. Design/methodology/approach – The study used questionnaire-based survey to gather responses from both the academic and non-academic staff in order to understand their personality traits and their internet usage. Results and Conclusion – Findings of this study shows significant relationship between personality traits and internet usage, where conscientiousness and openness traits are found to influence internet usage activities of workers. Workers demography is found to relate to their internet usage. Research limitations/implications – Limitation of this study is based on the generalisation of the finding that only involve learning institution. The finding of the study paves a way for other research that will involve other organisation. Practical implications – The findings should assist institution to know the calibre of people to be employed base on their personality traits, as it will help in the usage of internet. Originality/value – The research provides useful information for learning institution based on the type of workers employed, their internet usage and personality trait.
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author Ahlan, Abdul Rahman
Balogun, Naeem Atanda
author_facet Ahlan, Abdul Rahman
Balogun, Naeem Atanda
author_sort Ahlan, Abdul Rahman
title Internet usage and personality traits: finding relationship in learning institution
title_short Internet usage and personality traits: finding relationship in learning institution
title_full Internet usage and personality traits: finding relationship in learning institution
title_fullStr Internet usage and personality traits: finding relationship in learning institution
title_full_unstemmed Internet usage and personality traits: finding relationship in learning institution
title_sort internet usage and personality traits: finding relationship in learning institution
publisher Transnational Journal of Science and Technology
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/30274/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30274/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30274/1/01.pdf
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