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Prior Related Work Experience and Job Performance: Role of personality
Author(s) -
Uppal Nishant,
Mishra Sushanta Kumar,
Vohra Neharika
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/ijsa.12055
Subject(s) - psychology , moderation , personality , social psychology , job performance , sample (material) , contrast (vision) , work (physics) , big five personality traits , applied psychology , job satisfaction , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering
In contrast to the general notion, recent studies presented a negative or insignificant relationship between prior related work experience (PRWE) and job performance (JP) and suggestively attributed the theoretically inconsistent results to individual factors. Using a sample of 688 sales persons in the insurance industry, the present study found support for the positive relationship between PRWE and JP. Further, the study found the moderation effect of personality factors on the above relationship. Implication of the study to the practitioners and the academia is discussed.