Temperament traits of executives and supervisors measured by the Guilford Personality Inventories

Abstract

On the basis of the investigation of 208 executives and 143 supervisors in a large chain grocery with regard to temperament traits as revealed by scores on the Guilford Personality Inventories, it was found that the executives averaged significantly more sociable, free from depression, emotionally stable, happy-go-lucky, active, ascendant, self-confident, calm, objective, agreeable, and cooperative than did the supervisors. On the basis of a criterion of success defined as "job performance" ratings, the following traits contributed significantly to success of the executive: sociability, lack of inferiority feelings, cooperativeness, and masculinity. The traits contributing significantly to the success of the supervisor were: emotional stability, calmness and composure, and cooperativeness. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)