Leadership Personality Traits and Organizational Behavior
M.R. & Bradley, B.H. (2013). Personality and leadership composition in top management teams. Personnel Psychology 67(2): 351-387. Link: DOI: 10.1111/peps.12036 Annotation: Whereas the majority of studies focus on employee traits and how those impact organizational goals, this research by Colbert, Barrick & Bradley (2013) shows how senior management personality diversity impacts the ability for the organization to reach its goals. Based on upper echelons theory, this research measures both personality traits and leadership styles. Interestingly, the trait of conscientiousness is negatively correlated with organizational performance and also with transformational leadership. However, transformational leadership was associated… Continue Reading...