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    Impact of Big Five Personality Factors on Career Success: A Study Based on Staff-level Employees in A Leading Apparel Firm in Sri Lanka
    (Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2020) Kariyawasam, J. D.; Welmilla, I.
    Success and failure of any organization mostly depend on the people and their behaviors. Most of the employees are more concerned about their career success in the apparel sector. Past researchers explained that career success two different viewed such as objectively (extrinsic) and subjectively (intrinsic). The present study attempted to investigate the impact of big five personality factors on employee’s career success, and it limits its investigation into a selected apparel firm in Srilanka. A questionnaire survey was conducted to gather data from staff-level employees of a leading apparel firm in Sri Lanka. There were 120 responses were obtained. The correlation and regression analysis were used in analyzing data. The results of the study indicated that all big five factors were a significant relationship with career success. Further, all big five factors, except neuroticism, have a positive impact on career success. Neuroticism has a significant negative impact on career success. Hence, this study provides better understandings and the results for the big five personality factors that affect an employee’s career success in a leading apparel firm in Sri Lanka.
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    The Impact of Big Five Personality Factors on Employees’ Career Success: Evidence from a Leading Apparel Firm, in Sri Lanka
    (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2020) Kariyawasam, J. D.; Welmilla, I.
    Every employee wants to have a highly successful career that they enjoy, which provides them with the lifestyle they desire. Compared to many others, most employees are more concerned about their career success in the Apparel Sector. Most of the employees do not achieve the desired success in their career because there are some issues with their behaviours. Hence, the purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the big five personality factors on employees’ career success. The dependent variable is career success, and the independent variable is the big five model. A questionnaire survey was conducted to gather data from staff-level employees, and 120 responses were obtained by selecting one leading apparel firm following the non- proportionate stratified random sampling technique. In this quantitative study, correlation and regression analysis were used to analyze data through SPSS Version