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The present study is aimed to survey the relation between personality traits and happiness at work among employees of Qom Province Post Bank. Through literature review and surveying different models eleven elements were identified in happiness at work. These elements are learning, openness, positive thinking, meaningfulness of work, Interest in job, structure, flexibility, interaction with colleagues, fairness, security and trust. In addition, a combination of Big Five and Meyers & Briggs’s model including eight traits (emotional stability, elitism, sense of responsibility, compatibility, intuition, emotionalism, extroversion, and perception) was applied. A questionnaire was used for data gathering. Results of t-test showed that flexible structural elements, fairness, security all are at average level. Learning, self-openness, participation, positive thinking, meaningfulness, interest in job, interaction with colleagues, preferred work environment, and happiness were at desired level. Spearman test results showed a significant relation between personality traits and happiness at work with confidence level of 99%. Step by step regression was applied to determine dependent variables and also effect coefficient of dependent variables. Results showed a linear relation between happiness from one hand and elitism and emotionalism from the other hand with error level of 0.05. Results of regression also showed more effective role of elitism on happiness at work in comparison with emotionalism.
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In-Text Citation: (Gandomi et al., 2012)
To Cite this Article: Gandomi, A., Matin, H. Z., Zarea, H., Jandaghi, G., & Aliasgari, M. (2012). An Investigation into the Relation between Personality Traits and Happiness at Work. A Case Study of Qom Province Post Bank. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences, 2(2), 43–62.
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