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Investigating the Extent to Which Personality Traits and Demographics Affect Job Satisfaction

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  • Muhammad Sajid Saeed

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The primary concern of this paper is to investigatethe extent to which three variables (i.e. personality traits, demographic variables, and job satisfaction) are interrelated with each other and what effect they have on each other in relation to the UK retail sector. The four different types of retail stores i.e. Tesco, Primark, Ikea and WH Smith were selected for survey purpose to minimise the class biasness.Total 300 close-ended questionnaires were distributed and 220 responses were obtained.The findings reveal that ¡®Neuroticism¡¯ is negatively associated with job satisfaction as well as with ¡®Extraversion¡¯. However, it is positively correlated with other three personality groups including ¡®Agreeableness¡¯, ¡®Conscientious¡¯, and ¡®Openness¡¯. On the other hand, ¡®Openness to experience¡¯ has a negative relationship with ¡®Agreeableness¡¯.It is also found from the ranking analysis that employees with ¡®Agreeableness¡¯ and ¡®Conscientiousness¡¯ personalities are more successful in their career and consequently they are more satisfied with their jobs.

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  • Muhammad Sajid Saeed, 2016. "Investigating the Extent to Which Personality Traits and Demographics Affect Job Satisfaction," Business and Management Horizons, Macrothink Institute, vol. 4(1), pages 70-85, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:bmh888:v:4:y:2016:i:1:p:70-85
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