A Case for Homogeneity of Personality at the Occupational Level |
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| Authors: | Robert C Satterwhite John W Fleenor Phillip W Braddy Jack Feldman Linda Hoopes |
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| Institution: | 1. APT, Inc., Darien, CT 06820, USA;2. Center for Creative Leadership, One Leadership Place, Greensboro, NC 27410, USA. fleenorj@ccl.org;3. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA;4. Resilience Alliance, Decatur, GA 30030, USA |
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| Abstract: | The forces of attraction–selection–attrition have been hypothesized to create homogeneity of personality within organizations, and vocational choice theory predicts that these forces lead to a ‘modal personality’ within given occupations. This study compared the homogeneity of a set of personality characteristics for 6582 incumbents from eight organizations in eight occupations. The results indicated that (1) the homogeneity hypothesis was supported both within organizations as well as within occupations; and (2) the homogeneity within occupations was higher than that found in organizations. |
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