Beyond the Five-Factor Model of Personality

What is it about?

This article describes the logic, strengths, and weaknesses of four personality structures - the Five-Factor Model, HEXACO model, circumplex models, and nomological-web clustering - and how each limits or facilitates theory and practice, how each limits or increases the accuracy of predicting outcomes in work settings.

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Why is it important?

Much research evidence documents the importance of personality characteristics in determining behavior and performance in work settings. Yet, further advances depend upon more sophisticated structures of personality, better outcome variables, better measurement of outcomes, and different validation strategies. The article provides new ways of thinking about how to evaluate personality structures and how to evaluate the usefulness of personality variables in traditional and new work settings. Using ideas presented in this article will increase the accuracy of personality theories, hypotheses, and prediction of work outcomes.