The Big Five Personality Traits

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Introduction
The personality traits reflect the characteristic patterns of human beings and their
thoughts, behaviors and feelings. Motivation factor is highly dependent on the personality traits
of the individuals. Therefore, it is essential for the managers of the organization to recognize and
respond to the various traits and behaviors of the individuals in the organizations. According to
various research and studies, the five distinct personality traits has been identified including
agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion and openness. The purpose of this
essay is to critically analyze the “Big five personality” dimensions (Awais Bhatti et al., 2014, p.
33(1), 73-96). It implies the organizational behavior theory and concepts. It describes the
scenarios which might be used to shape the particular employee behavior, to manage motivation
and develop job satisfaction among employees.
Discussion
According to Bui, (2017, p. 42(3), 21-30), agreeableness is one of the personality traits
among the big five personality traits. The individuals with high degree of agreeableness are
considered to be friendly, compassionate towards others and are cooperative. The people having
low agreeableness are more distant. For example in business scenarios the people with high
agreeableness accepts job demand from the senior executives and they engage in one way
listening skills of the other people’s ideas. The other trait is conscientiousness; it can be defined
as the person that is dependable, organized and hardworking as mentioned in the book
“Organizational Behavior” written by Nelson and Quick. As mentioned by Choi & Lee, (2014,
29(2), 122-140.), having conscientiousness among of the employees of the organization enable
them to improve their work performance which is turn helps them to secure better opportunity

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for advancement through punctuality and reliability. Emotional stability is considered as the
traits which enables the individuals to have control over their emotions. In terms of performing
the work in the organization, Leutner et al., (2014, p. 63, 58-63.), consider it as a negative
personality. However, it is believed by Swaminathan and Jawahar, (2013, p. 7(1), 71-80.), that
emotions are controllable and this enables individual beings to take the right decisions as per the
situations. For example Johnson and Johnson was accused of products that are harmful for the
environment, however the managers ethically used their emotional stability to make the right
decision by turning down the offer made by the producer. The other personality traits is openness
to experience, people with this personality traits seek for new and innovative ways of doing the
job. The people with these traits are willing to work on new projects and seek new ways of
reaching new heights and accomplish goals. As mentioned by Zhai et al., (2013, p. 48(6), 1099-
1108.), people having a mindset of high openness are generally eager to learn new and
challenging facets of emotions, personal thoughts and cultural life. Another trait among the big
five personality trait is extraversion, the people who are highly outgoing and full of energy. They
are highly social, active and full of energy. According to Judge & Zapata, (2015, p. 29(2), 122-
140), extraversion is characterized by excitability, talkativeness, sociable and assertiveness.
According to Awais Bhatti et al., (2014, p. 33(1), 73-96.), the trait of extraversion is highly
associated with the leadership behavior.
The leaders and the managers of the organization need to have a better understanding of
the personalities and behavioral traits of every individual. The big five personality traits can be
used to better understand the effectiveness of the employees by assessing their infidel personality
and behavior. According to Awais Bhatti et al., (2014, p. 33(1), 73-96.), by assessing the
personality traits of the workers and employees of the organization, the leaders and managers can