The dark side of bright traits: How context cues misdirect facets of conscientiousness

• Published in: Personnel review Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 900 - 917
• Main Authors: Jeong, Sophia Soyoung, Korsgaard, M. Audrey, Morrell, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Farnborough Emerald Publishing Limited 10.03.2021; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Behavior; Job performance; Norms; Personality; Personality traits; Conscientiousness; Personality; Quantitative; Performance

PurposeThe authors test the proposition that there are dark sides to conscientiousness that are revealed when examining lower-level facets. The authors propose that potentially dysfunctional behavior is triggered by context cues that are relevant to duty versus achievement striving.Design/methodolog...