TY  - JOUR
AB  - Research undertaken to examine the relationship between personality
and careers is reported. A study of the personality characteristics of
204 executives who had been made redundant compared 16PF profiles with
those of similar populations and it is argued that there are
identifiable characteristics amongst the redundant sample, which show
them to be more creative and unconventional, but that they also possess
a lack of social skills and poor organisational survival abilities. This
suggests it is both personality and “social fit” which are
significant in suffering an enforced job change. Further research drew
on the experiences of 299 executives who had been made redundant. This
study explored their reactions to the job loss event and their
subsequent learning from experience, in terms of “psychological
growth” and the changing patterns of their careers. This suggested
that there is a wide variation in the response to the enforced job
change and that the personality factors associated with this type of
executive may strongly influence their subsequent career paths.
VL  - 20
IS  - 5
SN  - 0048-3486
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000000796
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000000796
AU  - Tyson Shaun
AU  - Doherty Noeleen
PY  - 1991
Y1  - 1991/01/01
TI  - Redundant Executive: Personality and the Job Change Experience
T2  - Personnel Review
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 3
EP  - 10
Y2  - 2024/05/14
ER  -