The relationship between big five personality and job satisfaction among civil servants in China
This study attempted to probe the relationship between Big Five personality and job satisfaction among civil servants in Administrative Service Centre of Ji Mo City, China. A set of questionnaire consisted of three parts that Part A, Part B and Part C was collected from 175 respondents in Administra...
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my-utm-ep.811762019-07-24T03:35:12Z The relationship between big five personality and job satisfaction among civil servants in China 2016-08 Zhang, Xi HD28 Management. Industrial Management This study attempted to probe the relationship between Big Five personality and job satisfaction among civil servants in Administrative Service Centre of Ji Mo City, China. A set of questionnaire consisted of three parts that Part A, Part B and Part C was collected from 175 respondents in Administrative Service Centre of Ji Mo City, China. The instruments used in this study were Chinese Big Five Personality Inventory brief version (CBF-PI-B) and Minnesota satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ). The data was analysed by using descriptive analysis and inferential analysis where the mean score and percentage were used to identify the level of personality dimensions and job satisfaction. While, t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to test the difference of job satisfaction based on demographic backgrounds and Pearson correlation method was used to identify the relationship between Big Five personality and job satisfaction. The finding revealed that the job satisfaction among civil servants in Administrative Service Centre of Ji Mo City, China was at high level. Moreover, the results showed that there were no significant differences of job satisfaction based on chosen demographic factors (gender, marital status, educational level, age and years of working experience) among the civil except for political status. Particularly, there were significant positive relationships between the Big Five personality traits dimensions of Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Agreeableness and job satisfaction. Meanwhile, there was no significant relationship between Neuroticism and job satisfaction. 2016-08 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81176/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81176/1/ZhangXiMFM2016.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:120255 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Management Faculty of Management |
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This study attempted to probe the relationship between Big Five personality and job satisfaction among civil servants in Administrative Service Centre of Ji Mo City, China. A set of questionnaire consisted of three parts that Part A, Part B and Part C was collected from 175 respondents in Administrative Service Centre of Ji Mo City, China. The instruments used in this study were Chinese Big Five Personality Inventory brief version (CBF-PI-B) and Minnesota satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ). The data was analysed by using descriptive analysis and inferential analysis where the mean score and percentage were used to identify the level of personality dimensions and job satisfaction. While, t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to test the difference of job satisfaction based on demographic backgrounds and Pearson correlation method was used to identify the relationship between Big Five personality and job satisfaction. The finding revealed that the job satisfaction among civil servants in Administrative Service Centre of Ji Mo City, China was at high level. Moreover, the results showed that there were no significant differences of job satisfaction based on chosen demographic factors (gender, marital status, educational level, age and years of working experience) among the civil except for political status. Particularly, there were significant positive relationships between the Big Five personality traits dimensions of Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Agreeableness and job satisfaction. Meanwhile, there was no significant relationship between Neuroticism and job satisfaction. |
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The relationship between big five personality and job satisfaction among civil servants in China |
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