Abstract

This research provides Human Resources Managements with a tool to identify outstanding performers according to personality traits. The model has been empirically tested in the Israeli Public Administration sector. The innovative paired sample is composed of a variety of elite performers from 14 different government offices. Questionnaires were administered to a total of 742 participants, which comprised 189 pairs of outstanding employees and their supervisors, and 182 pairs of normative employees and their supervisors. Whereas the supervisors rated the job performances of their employees, these self-reported on their personality traits. The results show that two out of five personality traits, extraversion, and emotional stability, are positive predictors of outstanding performance, while openness to experience is a negative one. In addition, agreeableness emerges as a positive predictor of normative employees’ performance. As to its practical outcomes, this research assists public administrations in locating outstanding employees for successful planning.

摘要

这项研究为人力资源管理人员提供了一种工具，可以根据个性特征来识别表现出色的人。该模型已在以色列公共行政部门进行了实证检验。创新的配对样本由来自 14 个不同政府部门的各种精英表演者组成。共对 742 人进行了问卷调查，其中优秀员工及其主管 189 对，规范员工及其主管 182 对。主管对员工的工作表现进行评级，而这些则自我报告他们的个性特征。结果表明，五分之二的性格特征（外向性和情绪稳定性）是出色表现的积极预测因素，而对经验的开放性则是消极因素。此外，宜人性作为规范员工绩效的积极预测指标出现。至于其实际成果，这项研究有助于公共行政部门寻找优秀员工以实现成功规划。