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Maria Manteli, Michael Galanakis
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2022.12.004
The American College of Greece, Athens, Greece
Trait Activation Theory (TAT) is a comprehensive examination of the personality-job fit and is based on the model of job performance. This theory’s main argument is how individuals express their personal traits when exposed to trait-relevant situational cues. The trait-relevant situation can be assessed through the cues that play a role in the manifestation of trait-relevant behaviors. The situational cues may originate from social, task, and organization. These cues may provoke or trigger the behaviors related to traits but not related to performance measures. The three central principles suggested in TAT are: (1) personal traits are expressed in the behaviors related to work as responses to the situation cues that are trait-relevant, (2) trait-relevant situation cues originate from social, task, and organization, (3) job performance and work behaviors that are trait expressive are distinct, with job performance to be discussed as valued work behavior. The research conducted and presented below includes articles that are in the majority of the last two decades and the findings suggest that TAT was reviewed usually against managerial roles and qualities. In some articles, TAT was also reviewed and researched together with other major personality theories to explain behavior.
Trait Activation Theory (TAT), personality traits, situational cues, job-fit, performance
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