Big five personality traits as predictors of employee creativity in probation and formal employment periods

This study investigate how five factor model (FFM) personality traits predict employee creativity in probation and formal employment periods. An examination of two subsamples of employees working in research and development department shows that: 1) Openness to experience and conscientiousness correlate with creativity in both job stages; 2) agreeableness correlates with creativity in probation periods; (3) extraversion correlates with creativity in formal employment periods. The findings add new knowledge about how personality predicts creativity at different job stages.

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The study found that openness to experience and conscientiousness are positively correlated with creativity in both job stages, while agreeableness is positively correlated with creativity in probation periods, and extraversion is positively correlated with creativity in formal employment periods.