Personality at Work

Authors

  • Joanna Ritz
    University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Stephen A. Woods
    Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
  • Bart Wille
    Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
  • Sang Eun Woo
    Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • Annika Nübold
    Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
  • Nadin Beckmann Orcid
    School of Education, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
  • Reeshad Sam Dalal Orcid
    Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, United Kingdom
  • Zvonimir Galic
    Department of Psychology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Brenton Wiernik
    University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
  • Robert P. Tett
    The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA
  • Jennifer Pickett
    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
  • Neil Christiansen
    Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI, USA

Abstract

Studies of personality at work have made significant contributions to theory and applied practice in work and organizational settings. This review article proposes that there are also reciprocal influences between core personality science and research on personality in work and organizations, each drawing on insights from the other. Following this tradition, the objective of this article is to review key foundations of research in a way that informs and critically reflects on state-of-the-art evidence in four main themes: (1) conceptualization and structure of personality at work, (2) personality assessment in work settings, (3) personality processes and dynamics at work, and (4) impact of situations on personaliy at work. Critically reflections on key implications, and directions for future research are presented, anticipating how the field may adapt to the changing nature of work and society.