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2020 Vol.10, Issue 3

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Studying the Impact of Personality Traits on Team Performance for Construction and Engineering
Payne Arlys S. 1
Harper Christofer M. 2*
1Ph.D. Candidate, Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
2Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
*Corresponding Author
December 2020. pp. 1-24
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Abstract

There has been an increased interest in personality traits and its impact on team performance. The construction industry can benefit from such studies to predict the team performance in construction projects. Since team performance is an important factor for project success in the construction industry, there is the need to determine the mean correlation value of the Big Five Factors (BFF) of personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) that assist with predicting construction project team performance based on the personalities of team members. The research methodology for this paper comprises a meta-analysis of existing team performance studies that focus on personality traits linked to team performance, teambuilding, team efficiency, teamwork, job performance, and collaboration for construction project teams. The findings, from the 33 studies used in the meta-analysis, show that conscientiousness has the highest correlation mean and neuroticism has the lowest correlation mean for team performance, while extraversion and agreeableness do not share a common correlation mean, making these traits heterogeneous. Conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience share a common correlation mean, making these traits homogeneous. Overall, the results of the study show that personality traits do influence team performance, and that a mean correlation value can be determined from published studies. However, it also confirms that further research is needed on this topic as it relates to the construction industry.

Keywords
Team building
Team Performance
Personality Traits
Meta-Analysis
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  • Publisher :Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국건설관리학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
  • Volume : 10
  • No :3
  • Pages :1-24
  • Received Date :2020. 03. 03
  • Revised Date :2020. 10. 06
  • Accepted Date : 2020. 12. 31
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.6106/JCEPM.2020.10.3-4.001
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