We evaluated the extent to which measures of personality, vocational interest, and cognitive ability (verbal and numerical aptitude) predicted on-the-job performance and satisfaction for a sample of first-line managers. The validities of these predictors were evaluated against several...

In a sample of 79 public-sector managers, we examined relations between personality (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness), job autonomy, and contextual performance, and tested the moderating role of autonomy on personality-performance relations. Criterion data were provided by...