Drishtikon: A Management Journal

Anu singh Lather ¹, Vijita Aggarwal ², Lal Mohan Samantray ³

Affiliations
1 Dean, University School of Management Studies, GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi
2 Reader, University School of Management Studies, GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi
3 Research Scholar

Abstract

Realising an alarming increase in the number of suicide cases among the security force personnel, special emphasis has been given to occupational stress in policing, as its potential negative consequences affect performance in more direct and critical ways as compared to stress in many other occupations. This paper discuss about the differential effects of 20 personality dimensions over two categories (officers and subordinates) of personnel engaged in four different security forces and also measures how these occupational stress factors, as dependent variables, are influenced by these personality dimensions independently or in combination. Four hundred samples (Officers: 200&Subordinates: 200) were collected from four different security forces (100 samples from each force), including the local police, using stratified random sampling. The findings have revealed that officers of security forces are high, as compared to their subordinates, on 12 personality dimensions like adaptability, achievement motivation, competition, enthusiasm, general ability, innovation, leadership, maturity, self control, self sufficiency and social warmth. On the other hand, the subordinates of security forces were found to be high, as compared to their officers, on personality dimensions like guilt proneness, sensitivity, suspiciousness and tension.

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Anu Singh Lather ¹, Puja Khatri ¹, Deepti Prakash ¹

Affiliations
1 University School of Management Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, IN

Abstract

Entrepreneurial growth can be accelerated by understanding what makes a would-be entrepreneur. This study is an attempt to understand Big Five personality factors of students pursuing professional education and their entrepreneurial achievement motivation. In this study 133 university students from Delhi NCR were surveyed to examine the relationship between their entrepreneurial achievement motivation and Big Five personality traits. The study shows that the entrepreneurial achievement motivation is a function of conscientiousness among Big Five personality dimensions. Our research suggests that creating a structured environment with clear policies may encourage students to be organized, disciplined, and proactive about learning and being an entrepreneur.

Keywords

Entrepreneur, Big Five Personality, Achievement Motivation.

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