Contingent beliefs as predictors of within-person variation in conscientiousness at work

Amirali Minbashian; Robert E. Wood; Nadin Beckman

doi:10.5465/ambpp.2009.44256425

Contingent beliefs as predictors of within-person variation in conscientiousness at work

Amirali Minbashian^*, Robert E. Wood, Nadin Beckman

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Abstract

We used experience sampling data from 111 managers to show that: (i) state conscientiousness levels vary significantly at work as a function of the importance, difficulty and urgency of the tasks people are engaged in, (ii) there are significant and stable differences between people in the extent to which their conscientiousness behaviors are contingent on task characteristics, and (iii) these contingencies are related to, though distinct from, trait conscientiousness levels. We argue for the importance of incorporating within-person variability and contingent units into the study of personality at work.

Original language	English
Journal	Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
Volume	2009
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2009.44256425
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2009 - Chicago, IL, United States Duration: 7 Aug 2009 → 11 Aug 2009

Keywords

Conscientiousness
Personality processes
Within-person contingencies

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Contingent beliefs as predictors of within-person variation in conscientiousness at work

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