The Relationship between Personality Type (extrovert and introvert) and Organizational Commitment: a study on employees of Shahid Bahonar hospital, Kerman

Background: Personality type is a model for the reality of individuals. One of the most common classifications for human character used by psychologists is introvert and extrovert personality.   Methods: In this cross-sectional study, from ۴۹۳ employees, ۲۱۵ ones were selected. Data collection tools were Makiabadi personality type questionnaire (۲۰۱۱) and Porter Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (۱۹۷۴). One sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was applied to determine the normality of data and Pearson correlation test was used to examine the research hypotheses. Data analysis was performed through SPSS۲۰.   Results: There was a significant relation between introvert personality and organizational commitment (P=۰.۰۱۵), but there was no relation between extrovert personality and organizational commitment (P= ۰.۲۶۴). In addition, there was a significant difference between male and female employees&#۳۹; organizational commitment, so that women had more organizational commitment than men (P=۰.۰۰۴).   Conclusion: In order to improve organization performance, it is suggested to consider job features as well as employees&#۳۹; personality characteristics, abilities and skills in planning organization strategies.

Keywords:

Introverted personality , Extroverted personality , Organizational commitment , Kerman