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The relationship between personality traits and subordinate resistance in knowledge workers
Mini Dissertation (MPhil (Corporate Strategy))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/101833 The relationship between personality traits and subordinate resistance in knowledge workers Scheepers, Caren ichelp@gibs.co.za Khambi, Mitta Tsholofelo UCTD Followership Negative Emotionality Personality Traits Subordinate Resistance Trait Theory Mini Dissertation (MPhil (Corporate Strategy))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Existing leadership literature has predominantly focused on followers who are receptive to the leader’s influence. Where non-conformist behaviour has been studied, limited research has focused on the distinct typologies of subordinate resistance. Furthermore, scholars have called for exploring employee individual differences to gain insight into the observed rise in workplace discontent. This study investigates the relationship between individual differences and subordinate resistance in organisational contexts. Through the lens of trait theory, the research aimed to explain how personality traits influence resistant behaviour and which personality traits are associated with distinct categories of subordinate resistance. A quantitative, cross-sectional survey method was adopted to gather data from knowledge workers employed in South Africa (N = 298). Non-probability, followed by snowball sampling, was leveraged to access suitable employees. The measurement instruments encompassed the Big Five Inventory scale, Tepper’s functional and dysfunctional resistance scale, and the newly conceptualised subordinate resistance scale. A univariate Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) assessed the link between personality traits and subordinate resistance. Additionally, a Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) explored the associations between personality traits and distinct categories of subordinate resistance. The study found that negative emotionality has a significant positive impact on subordinate resistance. Additionally, negative emotionality positively influenced three specific categories of subordinate resistance: effort minimisation, undermining team cohesion, and ambiguous or emotional communication. The study contributes a nuanced understanding by providing evidence linking a well-established construct, negative emotionality, to the newly conceptualised categories of subordinate resistance. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MPhil (Corporate Strategy) Unrestricted Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being SDG-05:Gender equality SDG-08:Decent work and economic growth SDG-10:Reduces inequalities 2025-04-02T06:53:05Z 2025-04-02T06:53:05Z 2025-05-05 2024-11 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101833 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Followership Negative Emotionality Personality Traits Subordinate Resistance Trait Theory The relationship between personality traits and subordinate resistance in knowledge workers |
| title | The relationship between personality traits and subordinate resistance in knowledge workers |
| title_full | The relationship between personality traits and subordinate resistance in knowledge workers |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between personality traits and subordinate resistance in knowledge workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between personality traits and subordinate resistance in knowledge workers |
| title_short | The relationship between personality traits and subordinate resistance in knowledge workers |
| title_sort | relationship between personality traits and subordinate resistance in knowledge workers |
| topic | UCTD Followership Negative Emotionality Personality Traits Subordinate Resistance Trait Theory |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101833 |