An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between the Big-Five Personality Dimensions and Political Skills with Military Staff Members’ Perceived Performance

Alicia Ohlsson; Rhino Bandelitz Johansen; Gerry Larsson

doi:10.16993/sjwop.31

An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between the Big-Five Personality Dimensions and Political Skills with Military Staff Members’ Perceived Performance

Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volume 2 (2017): Issue 1

By: Alicia Ohlsson, Rhino Bandelitz Johansen and Gerry Larsson

Open Access

|Oct 2017

Abstract

The purpose was to explore the relationship and mediation effects between the Big Five personality dimensions, and political skill with military staff members’ perceived performance. The sample included 185 Armed Forces International staff members from several military education facilities. The results indicated that the PSI and several personality dimensions were positively correlated with individuals’ perceived performance. In addition, the personality dimension Conscientiousness acted as a statistically significant mediator between an individual’s use of political skills and their perceived performance. Practical considerations and future research directions are suggested.

This article has been retracted. A retraction article relating to this can be found here: http://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.94

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Submitted on: Feb 20, 2017

Accepted on: Aug 24, 2017

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