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Understanding the Relationships Between Affect-Laden Dispositions and Job Search Behaviors

By Dr. Ryan D. Zimmerman, Wendy Boswell, Abbie Shipp, Benjamin Dunford, John Boudreau

2009

Abstract

The results from this study of 363 managers showed that the effects of extraversion and neuroticism on job satisfaction and job search behaviors were mediated through several contextual factors. Due to the complexity of the personality constructs, each trait had both positive and negative indirect effects on job search behaviors.

Keywords

Job Satisfaction, Job Search, Personality, Turnover

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