The honeymoon effect in job performance: temporal increases in the predictive power of achievement motivation

Correlations between a job performance criterion and personality measures reflecting achievement motivation and an interpersonal orientation were examined at three points in time after completion of job training for a sample of airline reservations agents. Although correlations between the personali...

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Published inJournal of applied psychology Vol. 71; no. 2; p. 185
Main Authors Helmreich, R L, Sawin, L L, Carsrud, A L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1986
Subjects
Achievement
Employee Performance Appraisal
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Motivation
Personality
Personnel Selection
Predictive Value of Tests
Professional Competence
Sex Factors
NASA Discipline Space Human Factors
NASA Program Space Medicine
NASA Discipline Number 22-60
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Summary:Correlations between a job performance criterion and personality measures reflecting achievement motivation and an interpersonal orientation were examined at three points in time after completion of job training for a sample of airline reservations agents. Although correlations between the personality predictors and performance were small and nonsignificant for the 3-month period after beginning the job, by the end of 6 and 8 months a number of significant relationships had emerged. Implications for the utility of personality measures in selection and performance prediction are discussed.
ISSN:0021-9010
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.71.2.185