Perceived trait requirements in bottom and middle management jobs

Abstract

"This study investigated the perception of the relative importance of various personality traits for success in management jobs. The perceptions of 64 individuals in bottom management were compared with those of individuals in middle management jobs… . The results showed the following: a high correlation between the trait rankings derived from the selections of the lower-level managers; a high selection of traits indicating cooperativeness relative to traits indicating independence, within both management levels; and a moderate trend for the cooperative-type traits to be perceived as relatively more important for bottom management jobs than for middle management jobs." From Psyc Abstracts 36:04:4LI32P. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)