- Bartın Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi
- Vol: 8 Issue: 16
- The Role of Type A Personality in Conflict Handling Styles
The Role of Type A Personality in Conflict Handling Styles
Authors : Emrah Özsoy, Kadir Ardiç, Özlem Balaban, Ömer Alperen Onay, Bahar Raşitoğlu
Pages : 229-240
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Publication Date : 2017-12-04
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between Type A personality (including its dimensions; egocentrism, competitiveness, work Orientation and impatience) and conflict handling styles with peers (i.e., integrating, compromising, obliging, avoiding and dominating). Totally 220 employees from several sectors in Turkey were participated to the study. The results indicated that there was a positive and significant relationship between dominating and Type A global score. Also egocentrism, competitiveness, work orientation dimensions of type A personality were positively related to dominating. Egocentrism were negatively related to compromising. Competitiveness was positively related to integrating.Keywords : Conflict, Type A personality, personality, Conflict Handling