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IPIP inventories designed to measure constructs personality

The original IPIP-NEOThis inventory will estimate your standing on five broad domains and 30 sub domains of personality. These broad domains cover normal differences in personality that should be obvious to people who know you well

• The original IPIP-NEO inventory contains 300 items.

• Most people complete the inventory in 40-60 minutes.

• Over 200,000 persons have successfully completed this online inventory since it was first posted on the Internet.

• The original IPIP-NEO will provide somewhat more reliable and valid results than the shorter version.

• Best estimates indicate that the scoring program for the original IPIP-NEO executes properly and provides feedback over 99% of the time.

• Computer experts have been unable to identify the malfunctions that occasionally prevent scoring and feedback from taking place.

Short version of the IPIP-NEO

• The short IPIP-NEO was designed to measure exactly the same traits as the original IPIP-NEO, but more efficiently with fewer items.

• The short version of the IPIP-NEO inventory uses 120 items from the original inventory.

• Most people complete the inventory in 15-25 minutes.

• Responses from over 20,000 persons were used to insure that the short version possesses acceptable measurement reliability.

• Although the short version meets professional standards of reliability, the longer version is even more reliable.

• The short IPIP-NEO provides an alternative for persons who do not have time to complete the original inventory.

• Persons may also wish to try the short version if they experience difficulty receiving results from the scoring programs of the original

IPIP-NEO.

IPIP-NEO Personality Test

As a personality assessment tool we have chosen the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP-NEO) Test because it has a fairly large number of personality traits that can be associated with the cultural dimensions used to describe the organization. The IPIP-NEO Test estimates the individual's personality on five broad domains (known as the Five-Factor Model) and 30 sub-domains. The test measures normal differences in personality and it is based on, but it is not equivalent to, the NEO PI-R^TM, authored by Paul T. Costa, Jr. and Robert R. McCrae. A reduced version of the test can be taken for free (link no longer available). The comprehensive version of the test is also available.

For the purposes of comparison, a smaller group of characteristics has been selected from the larger pool of six traits within each of the five domains. Some traits, such as immoderation or artistic interests, were deemed not relevant for defining a match with the cultural dimensions listed above Consequently, we only will describe, briefly, those traits that are used in linking personality and organization culture.

Extraversion

• Friendliness: The ability to quickly establish relationships with other people.

• Gregariousness: The level of social engagement. High scorers enjoy the company of others and tend to be comfortable in groups. Low scorers have a greater need for privacy and tend to avoid large groups of people.

• Activity Level: Active individuals get involved in many activities, leading fast-paced lives. People with a low activity level enjoy a more leisurely, slower-paced life.

Agreeableness

• Trust - the capacity to rely on someone else's integrity, ability or character.

• Altruism - the need to help others, viewed as a form of self-fulfillment.

• Cooperation - the ability to lower the priority of personal needs in order to get along with others.

Conscientiousness

• Self-Efficacy - the confidence in one's ability to accomplish goals.

• Achievement - Striving. High scorers have a strong achievement drive and wish to be perceived as successful. Low scorers don't value social recognition as much and are satisfied performing at a level with which they are comfortable.

• Cautiousness - the disposition to analyze all possibilities before taking decision or acting. Low scorers often do or say what comes first to their mind.

Neuroticism

• Self-Consciousness - the degree to which an individual is sensitive to what others think about him or her. High scorers indicate a concern about being criticized or rejected by others whereas low scorers are less concerned about judgment from others.

Openness to Experience

• Adventurousness - the degree to which one looks for new experiences. High scorers are not comfortable with routine, while low scorers tend to feel uncomfortable with change, preferring familiar routines.

• Liberalism - the psychological meaning of the term refers to the readiness to challenge authority, convention and traditional values.

Low scorers are called conservative and prefer security and stability brought by tradition.

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In selecting the personality traits that match the organizational cultural framework, the personality trait within a cultural dimension should enable the individual:

• to feel comfortable in the specific organizational environment.

• to feel motivated by this environment.

• to be able to deliver the expected results for the organization.

The means to assess the degree of cultural match between an individual personality and an organizational culture. To illustrate this, you are invited to take the personality test referenced above and compare the results with the cultural climate of your own organization or another with which you are familiar.

• As stated earlier, it is useful to compare your personality with the culture of the organizational unit in which you work. In addition to your business unit, however, a fit with the company as a whole would offer hope for a more satisfying career as you continue to move through the organization. For some people, a personal/culture fit may exist only in the functional area in which they work. For example, an adventurous and non-conformist individual could match the less risk-averse, more creative subculture of the Design Department of a garment factory, even though the overall company might be rigidly structured and have a low comfort level with ambiguity.

• While a large base of similarities may enable successful and harmonious interaction, dissimilarities are also valuable. They are the source of attraction, of added value and information exchange that give substance and fuel to the relationship.

• The optimum degree of cultural match depends on one's psychological profile and, ultimately, on personal preference. Flexible, risk-taking personalities would handle a larger percentage of dissimilarities more successfully than a cautious personality, enjoying more intensive exchange and adjusting processes. Conservative or cautious personalities would require a solid, large basis of similarities as a support for their cooperation with the company.

One's success in the organization often goes beyond "doing a good job." Frequently satisfaction with work comes from not only performing well, but also being comfortable with corporate values. It is essential, therefore, to examine the match between personal characteristics and organization culture. It is our belief that the greater the degree to which the match is favorable, along with the contingencies raised in the paragraph above, the more likely one will be satisfied with his or her work.