Authors
Joseph A Schmidt, Babatunde Ogunfowora, Joshua S Bourdage
Publication date
2012/10
Journal
Journal of Organizational Behavior
Volume
33
Issue
7
Pages
925-945
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Description
Although most researchers now espouse a person‐by‐situation interactionist approach, there remains much work to be carried out to fully understand how different features of the environment interact with personality to influence behavior. Thus, this study sought to examine the moderating effects of three group‐level constructs on the relationships between two personality traits (conscientiousness and extraversion) and individual performance and counterproductive behaviors. Specifically, using trait activation theory as an organizing framework, we considered the moderating effects of the following: (i) a previously unexamined construct called core group evaluations (CGEs); (ii) group conscientiousness composition; and (iii) group extraversion composition. Data were obtained from a sample of university football players (N = 225–252 from 40 groups). The results indicated that CGEs moderated the relationships …
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JA Schmidt, B Ogunfowora, JS Bourdage - Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2012