Paper Topic:

Organisational Behavior

The field of human resources has evolved over the period of time by broadening its scope and breadth of its activities . Job performance is also one such activity which clearly relates to ensuring that the overall organizational performance remains within the expected levels As such it is therefore critical that at the time of hiring an individual , his or her personal characteristics shall be matched with the expected job performance level . However , there is a very longstanding debate regarding whether the personality of the job incumbent has a relationship with the job

performance or not . Various studies in this regard however , showed empirical results which do not directly support the proposition that a job applicant 's personal attributes are best indicators of the future job performance

Various studies indicate however , conflicting evidence regarding the relationship between the personal characteristics of the individual and the job performance . One study conducted by Nikolaou (2003 ) indicates no empirical relationship between the two variables (Nikolaou 2003

Another study indicated the contextual relationship between the two variables as it was empirically found out that the personality is largely related with the contextual performance of the individuals and as such does not directly result into the improved job performance (Jennifer , et al . 2003

Anther study indicated that there is a no direct empirical relationship between the job performance and the personal characteristics of the individuals and as such the personal characteristics do not contribute towards the job redesign process (Thomas , Buboltz and Winkelspecht 2004

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