More than a quarter century ago, organizational scholars began to explore the implications
of prosociality in organizations. Three interrelated streams have emerged from this work …

In this study, we draw from 22 years of research in leadership to investigate the ambiguous
relationship between the personality trait agreeableness and leadership. First, we conduct a …

Workplace incivility is rampant and on the rise—with costs to individuals and organizations.
Despite the increased need for civility, little is known about potential individual benefits of …

Sex and agreeableness were hypothesized to affect income, such that women and
agreeable individuals were hypothesized to earn less than men and less agreeable …

Objective Nostalgia is a sentimental longing for one's past. We examined the hypotheses
(rooted in attachment theory and research) that nostalgia prone individuals, by virtue of their …

Individuals are expected to mature with increasing age, but it is not yet fully understood
which factors contribute to this maturation process. Using data of a representative sample of …

Purpose Considering that users' information privacy concerns may affect the development of
e-commerce, the purpose of this paper is to explore what drives internet users' willingness to …

Introduction Efforts to link ability-related emotional intelligence to organizational behavior
have resulted in modest findings. Methods The present three studies examine whether a …

This paper examines whether changes in personality traits influenced life satisfaction (LS).
This involved investigating whether these associations were moderated by age and …

This chapter reviews current research on temperament and personality trait development. It
begins with an introductory section that describes the differences and similarities in how …