EMBRACING THE DIGITAL AGE: THE IMPACT OF PROACTIVITY AND BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS ON EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Personality traits are crucial to understanding an individual's behavior, and the Big Five personality traits provide insight into the five core traits that underlie this behavior. A better understanding of an individual's Big Five personality traits can aid in identifying their connection with proactivity, which, in turn, has a positive impact on employee development within a company. This article explores the link between the Big Five personality traits and proactivity, and their combined effect on employee development. Our study emphasizes the significance of distributed work and highlights the positive link between four of the Big Five personality traits (i.e., openness, extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) and proactivity. Our research draws upon theoretical concepts and practical case analyses of larger companies, demonstrating the favorable relationship among the Big Five personality traits, proactivity, and employee development. This study's findings underscore the significance of affording adequate opportunities for employee development, and highlight the positive impact of distributed work on stimulating employee development. Our study's results are pertinent to researchers conducting further research on this topic, and we recommend that companies invest resources in providing training to their workforce on proactive behavior, which can lead to improved organizational performance and foster individual development within the company.