Personality Traits of White-Collar Telecommuters: Perceptions of Graduating Business Students

Lomo‐David, Ewuuk; Griffin, Frank

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“…This would support the limited data from previous studies that shorter workweeks and teleworking options are of interest to some new workforce entrants (Buckley, et al, 2006;Kerrin & Hone, 2001;Lomo-David & Griffin, 2001). Considering the reported characteristics and the predicted differences of the Millennials and the non-Millennials, it is expected that the preference in teleworking will be significantly stronger to the Millennials (See Figure 8).…”

Section: Computer Competence and Teleworkingsupporting

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Is teleworking for the millennials?

Nicholas

Guzman

2009

Proceedings of the Special Interest Group on Management Information System's 47th Annual Conference on Computer Personnel Resea

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The telework option has been noted by researchers as a way to save costs and increase productivity for organizations; allow flexibility, savings, and relieve stress for employees; and be environmentally friendly for society.While research has examined generational attitudes regarding work, there are limited studies on the expectations of this newest workforce, the Millennials (born 1981Millennials (born -1999, and even fewer concerning their attitudes towards teleworking. This study looks at the Millennials' attitudes toward autonomy, work/life balance, perceived computer competence and its relationship with telework preference. Using a survey instrument, a sample of Millennials and non-Millennials (GenXers, Baby Boomers and Traditionalists) were scrutinized to determine their preferences by group. A sample of 263 university students, faculty and staff represented 195 Millennials and 68 non-Millennials. Partial support was found for the effect of autonomy and work/life balance toward the preference to telework. Based on our results, Millennials do not seem to prefer teleworking. However, our analysis of differences between males and females depicted greater interest in males.

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Section: Computer Competence and Teleworkingsupporting

confidence: 67%

Is teleworking for the millennials?

Nicholas

Guzman

2009

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“…Recently, personality tests have been used to help identify (a) the influence of students' temperaments and personality types on their performance of gradeinfluencing activities (Lawrence & Taylor, 2000) and (b) business students' perceptions of the personality traits of white-collar commuters (Lomo-David & Griffin, 2001). Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality test, Elias and Stewart (1991) found that introductory marketing student grades were influenced by the personality type of both the teacher and the student.…”

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The Relationship of Personality Traits and Self-Monitoring Behavior to Choice of Business Major

Noël

Michaels

Levas

2003

Journal of Education for Business

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“…Several researchers have investigated the specific attributes required to be successful within marketing. These have included those for marketers generally (MSSSB, 2004), for specific posts, levels or contexts (Lomo‐David and Griffin, 2001; Hill, 2001; Herstein et al , 2008; Melaia et al , 2008), at undergraduate entry level (Davis et al , 2002; Duke, 2002; Taylor, 2003; Hyman and Hu, 2005; Kelley and Bridges, 2005) and M level (Ellen and Pilling, 2002). However, all of these, with the exception of MSSSB and Hill, have been conducted outside the UK (mainly the USA).…”

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The employability attributes required of new marketing graduates

Wellman

2010

Marketing Intelligence &Amp; Planning

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to inform the development of vocationally focused marketing curricula by identifying the employability attributes required from new and early career marketing graduates.Design/methodology/approachExisting literature was used to develop a matrix of previously identified attributes. Content analysis of 250 online person specifications for a range of entry‐level and early career posts allowed the matrix to be populated and modified. Like attributes were grouped and organised into clusters to provide profiles of common requirements.FindingsUnder half of employers demanded a degree and less than a quarter a marketing one. Experience is generally required, thus questioning the value employers place on marketing degrees. In total, 52 attributes, within 16 clusters, were identified, common ones included communications, interpersonal relationships, information and communications technology, planning, self‐management, decision making and problem solving. Within the subset of macro and meta competences, 22 personal traits, including creativity, responsibility, initiative, determination and confidence, were commonly required.Research limitations/implicationsFindings quantify desirable attributes but fail to address issues of definition, rationale, contribution and measurement. These will be addressed within further qualitative research.Practical implicationsEducators should consider how the identified employability attributes can be addressed within the marketing curriculum in order to enhance the employment prospects of graduates.Originality/valueThe research verifies and adds to previous data regarding desirable attributes for marketing graduates. However, it also offers new, UK specific, data and a novel model to differentiate between micro and macro/meta competences and inform how transferrable skills and personal attributes combine with subject skills and knowledge to create employable graduates.

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Personality Traits of White-Collar Telecommuters: Perceptions of Graduating Business Students

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Is teleworking for the millennials?

Is teleworking for the millennials?

The Relationship of Personality Traits and Self-Monitoring Behavior to Choice of Business Major

The employability attributes required of new marketing graduates

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