Achievement motivation as mediating factor in the relationship between personality and job performance relationship

Meta-analytic studies have consistently reported that job performance has a significant relationship with personality trait. However only a limited amount of research has been conducted to find the mechanisms that mediate this relationship. Thus this study attempts to examine the direct role of pers...

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Main Authors:	Fatimah Wati Halim, Arifin Hj Zainal
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Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
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spelling	ukm-102582017-03-30T06:58:27Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10258/ Achievement motivation as mediating factor in the relationship between personality and job performance relationship Fatimah Wati Halim, Arifin Hj Zainal, Meta-analytic studies have consistently reported that job performance has a significant relationship with personality trait. However only a limited amount of research has been conducted to find the mechanisms that mediate this relationship. Thus this study attempts to examine the direct role of personality traits as predictors of job performance and the indirect influence of achievement motivation as a mediating variable. Personality measurement tools were adapted from Cattell and achievement motivation from Cassidy and Lynn. Job performance indicator was obtained from annual job performance evaluations. All three personality traits were integrated into a model that predicts job performance and achievement motivation. The model was tested using structural equation modelling (SEM) with a sample of 450 public administrator officers. Results of the model show that it has a goodness of fit and explains, achievement motivation is found fully mediate for the relationship between conscientiousness and agreeableness toward job performance. However, emotional stability directly influence job performance. All the predictors are found to contribute to 24% of the variance in job performance. Implication of the finding shows that emotional stability and achievement motivation can be the essential predictor in predicting job performance of future candidates followed by agreeableness and conscienstiouness. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10258/1/091-101%20Fatimah%20wati%20personality%20job%20performance.pdf Fatimah Wati Halim, and Arifin Hj Zainal, (2015) Achievement motivation as mediating factor in the relationship between personality and job performance relationship. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Sp. (2). pp. 91-101. ISSN 1823-884X http://www.ukm.my/e-bangi/index.php?option=com_jresearch&view=publicationslist&Itemid=45&lang=en
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description	Meta-analytic studies have consistently reported that job performance has a significant relationship with personality trait. However only a limited amount of research has been conducted to find the mechanisms that mediate this relationship. Thus this study attempts to examine the direct role of personality traits as predictors of job performance and the indirect influence of achievement motivation as a mediating variable. Personality measurement tools were adapted from Cattell and achievement motivation from Cassidy and Lynn. Job performance indicator was obtained from annual job performance evaluations. All three personality traits were integrated into a model that predicts job performance and achievement motivation. The model was tested using structural equation modelling (SEM) with a sample of 450 public administrator officers. Results of the model show that it has a goodness of fit and explains, achievement motivation is found fully mediate for the relationship between conscientiousness and agreeableness toward job performance. However, emotional stability directly influence job performance. All the predictors are found to contribute to 24% of the variance in job performance. Implication of the finding shows that emotional stability and achievement motivation can be the essential predictor in predicting job performance of future candidates followed by agreeableness and conscienstiouness.
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author	Fatimah Wati Halim, Arifin Hj Zainal,
spellingShingle	Fatimah Wati Halim, Arifin Hj Zainal, Achievement motivation as mediating factor in the relationship between personality and job performance relationship
author_facet	Fatimah Wati Halim, Arifin Hj Zainal,
author_sort	Fatimah Wati Halim,
title	Achievement motivation as mediating factor in the relationship between personality and job performance relationship
title_short	Achievement motivation as mediating factor in the relationship between personality and job performance relationship
title_full	Achievement motivation as mediating factor in the relationship between personality and job performance relationship
title_fullStr	Achievement motivation as mediating factor in the relationship between personality and job performance relationship
title_full_unstemmed	Achievement motivation as mediating factor in the relationship between personality and job performance relationship
title_sort	achievement motivation as mediating factor in the relationship between personality and job performance relationship
publisher	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10258/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10258/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10258/1/091-101%20Fatimah%20wati%20personality%20job%20performance.pdf
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