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This study examined the relation of the Big Five factors of normal personality to individual performance in total quality manufacturing. One hundred thirty-six automobile plastic-part injection molding machine operators completed the Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI). Criteria included behaviorally-based performance ratings. Successful employees had significantly lower scores on Openness (HPI: Intellectance) and Extraversion (HPI: Sociability) than less successful employees, but higher Conscientiousness scores (HPI: Prudence). A new HPI scale was developed to predict performance in this environment.
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We would like to thank Robert Hogan, Maryalice Citera, and Bob Gordon for their comments on earlier drafts. Please send comments about this report to Ted Hayes, Department of Psychology, 309 Oelman Hall, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 45435
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Hayes, T.L., Roehm, H.A. & Castellano, J.P. Personality correlates of success in total quality manufacturing. J Bus Psychol 8, 397–411 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02230956
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