This paper explores whether firms recruit workers with different personality traits for different tasks. For our analysis, we used data from a discrete choice experiment conducted among recruiters of 634 firms in Germany. Recruiters were asked to choose between job applicants who differed in...

The effect of personality on performance is evident from past literature (Guha 1965; Anand 1977; Furnham and Zacherl 1986; Barrick and Mount 1991; Judge et al. 1997, 1999, and 2002; Feist 1998; Hochwarter et al. 2000; LePine and Dyne 2001; Seibert and Kraimer 2001; Barrick et al. 2002; Ilies and Judge 2002; Lim and Ployhart 2004). This...

We present the first comprehensive evidence on the role of cognitive ability and personality traits in the selection of electoral candidates and election of politicians. Using unique data that combine population registers and election statistics from local government elections in Finland with...

This paper explores whether firms recruit workers with different personality traits for different tasks. For our analysis, we used data from a discrete choice experiment conducted among recruiters of 634 firms in Germany. Recruiters were asked to choose between job applicants who differed in...