The Big Five Traits Theory | Report

Running Head: MANAGEMENT 0
THE BIG FIVE TRAITS THEORY
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MANAGEMENT 1
Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Critical discussion of the big five personality dimension..........................................................2
Practical application of the theory by the manager....................................................................2
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................3
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................4

MANAGEMENT 2
Introduction
An organization consist of employees defined by various personality types. An organization
is able to function in an efficient manner because of the inputs provided by the employees of
different personalities. It is the diversity of the employees in the company that makes them
work together effectively and efficiently to achieve the great results in the stipulated period of
time. Organizational behavior is considered the most important aspect for the organizational
success. The right kind of organizational behavior leads to the success of an enterprise. In the
literature of organizational behavior, the big five personality concept is the most important
concept in analyzing the personality of its employees (Borghuis, 2016). The following
essay will be discussing about the big five personality dimensions and its practical
applications in the organization.
Critical discussion of the big five personality dimension
The big five personality dimensions claim that there five types of personality traits that are
identified in different individuals. Those five personality traits include openness,
conscientiousness, extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. According to the Borghuis,
he claims that an individual personality has these five traits that make him unique in his
approach of doing things. These five traits are present in different proportion in an individual
(Borghuis, 2016). The first of the trait is openness where an individual are open to learn
various new things and are highly creative and imaginative in their approach. According to
the Giluk, people high with the traits are adventurous and love to take on new challenges and
are considered appropriate for transformative leadership style (Giluk, 2015). The other trait
is of conscientiousness, individuals with these kinds of traits are highly organized in nature.
They love working according to the set structure and plan ahead of things. According to
Kaur, those people who are high with this trait are most suitable for the jobs that require high
precision such as surgeons, lawyers, and Bureaucrats (Kaur, 2013). Individuals who are
low on the trait do not like to keep things in organized manner. The third most important trait
is of extraversion where people opinions and though process are directed outwards. They love
people and are good at maintaining social relations for example an individual who loves to
keep things simple by being straight forward is best suited for the professions of the politician
or a lawyer. According to the Walke, people who are highly extrovert are most suitable in
mixing with the people and are highly responsive in nature (Walker, 2016).