The influences of personality traits on academic performance through imaginative capability: the differences between engineering and science

The relationship of emotional intelligence with task and contextual performance: More than it meets the linear eye

“…EI is a trait that lies at the lower levels of personality hierarchies, such as the Big Five or the Great Three, and comprises scattered aspects of these (De Raad, 2005;Petrides et al, 2007). Recent thinking and empirical evidence suggests that quadratic rather than linear equations may often provide more accurate descriptions of the relationship between personality traits and important work outcomes (e.g., Bozionelos, 2017;Chang, Wang, Liang, & Liang, 2014;Grant, 2013;Lin, Liang, Chang, & Liang, 2015;Vasilopoulos et al, 2007). A quadratic, and especially U-shaped, relationship is also in line with theory of trait EI, which derives that low scores on EI are not de facto associated with poorer outcomes (Petrides, 2011; see also Petrides, Vernon, Aitken Schermer, & Veselka, 2011).…”

Remarks on 40+ Years of Mechanical Engineering Teaching

“…Engineering is the creative application of scientific principles used to plan, build, direct, guide, manage, or work on systems to maintain and improve our daily lives' (NSPE, n.d.). Discussing similarities and differences between engineers and scientists, Professor Henry Petroski notes that there are no borders but a continuum between science and engineering (Petroski 2010), reckoning that engineers and scientists move freely back and forth along the continuum (Liang and Yeh 2014). Professionals may be characterized by fulltime work, commitment to work as a calling, having prolonged training, service orientation, and autonomy in applying professional judgment to clients' problems (Simpson 1972).…”