Personality Traits, Emotional Intelligence, And Workplace Arrogance Among Corporate Sector Employees

Personality Traits

Abstract

This article aimed to examine the relationship between personality traits, emotional intelligence, and workplace arrogance among corporate managers. A sample of 130 corporate sector employees, (63.1% males, 36.9% females) aged between 27 to 49 years (M=38.72, SD=5.98) was recruited using a purposive sampling strategy based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Reliability analysis demonstrated high Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the research instruments: NEO-five-factor inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992) (α =.80), workplace arrogance (Silverman et al., 2012) (α = .70), and emotional intelligence (Cherniss et al., 1998) (α = .85) within the corporate employees. Correlation analysis revealed that workplace arrogance was negatively correlated with positive personality traits and emotional intelligence. Furthermore, regression analysis showed that the overall personality, emotional intelligence, and employees’ job experience significantly (p<.05) negatively predicted workplace arrogance. However, personality traits such as neuroticism and extroversion positively predicted workplace arrogance among corporate sector employees. A standardized mediation model showed that workplace arrogance significantly mediated the relationship between positive personality traits and neuroticism. The model also demonstrated well-fitted indices. Findings suggest that employees who exhibit workplace arrogance tend to have lower job performance and job satisfaction.