Investigation of the Relationship between Organizational Reputation and Employee's Personality Characteristics in N.I.O.P.D.C

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Article 3, Volume 1, Spring & Summer 2009 - Serial Number 1, September 2009, Pages 47-70   

Document Type: Articles

DOI: 10.22067/pmt.v1i1.2256

Authors

Gholamreza Taleghani^{* 1}; Abbas Nargesian²; Mustafa Goudarzi³

¹Tehran University

²Theran University

³Azad University of Theran

Abstract

High reputation of National Iran Oil Product Distribution Co. (N.I.O.P.D.C) both in public and among its staff always prompt many applicants to compete over employments in this company. The organizations such as Oil Companies that engage subordinates into training and development of organizational culture are likely to enjoy not only from its deep organizational consequent, but from employees self-efficacy and confidence as well. This will eventually leads to increased productivity. In this paper, we have investigated the impact of organizational reputation on personal characteristics of NIOPDC's Staff. Results demonstrated existing of a positive significant relation between internal locus of control and self-efficacy. Furthermore, we found that reputation has a reversed relation with external locus of control and also a positive relation with narcissism. Our population has been staff of NIOPDC.

Keywords

Organizational Reputation; Self-efficacy; Narcissism; Internal Locus of Control; External Locus of Control

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