Maximising happiness at work : are we in the right industry that best suits our personalities and what maximises happiness at work?

• Main Authors: Ng, Jia Yi., Lim, Wan Jun., Hoang, Thanh Thuy.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::General::Careers and profession; DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::Great Britain; DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Behaviorism
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48707
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper aims to achieve two objectives: Firstly, to assess if individuals are in the industry that best fits their BIG Five Personality Traits , and secondly to examine the overall influence of Big Five Traits, industry type, and the interaction of Traits on Industry via a Match Variable on Job...