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Personality traits, particularly openness to experience, influence the training initiation process. Understanding these traits can help predict and enhance employee motivation for training and development activities.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Human Resource Development
  • Organizational Behavior

Background:

  • Training initiation is a crucial aspect of employee development.
  • Understanding the psychological drivers behind training participation is essential for effective human resource strategies.
  • Goal-setting theories provide a framework for analyzing the stages of training initiation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and the stages of training initiation.
  • To examine how personality traits predict intention to train, training plan formulation, and actual training undertaking.
  • To offer practical recommendations for human resource development practitioners based on study findings.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted with employees, totaling 331 participants.
  • Study 1 (N=155) examined training intention and plan formulation.
  • Study 2 (N=176) used a time-lagged design over 3 months to assess intention, plans, and training actions.

Main Results:

  • Personality traits, especially openness to experience, significantly predict the training initiation process.
  • Openness to experience was found to be a key predictor of training intention, planning, and action.
  • The findings highlight the role of personality in motivating employees towards training activities.

Conclusions:

  • Employee personality assessment, particularly openness to experience, can aid in predicting training motivation.
  • Human resource development strategies should focus on strengthening training intentions and encouraging action planning to boost participation.
  • Leveraging personality insights can optimize training initiatives and employee development programs.