The impact of personality on information technology team projects

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Abstract

Information technology projects are almost always team efforts. Many factors influence the way that teams can successfully accomplish their objectives. One of these influences is the personality of the individual team members. This report explores some of the relationships between personality and information technology (IT) team issues and outcomes. A pilot study of university students reviews the role of personality in two major areas - team processes and overall success of the team project. A simplified classification based on MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) is used to categorize personality types. One of the dependent variables is success on team projects as measured by the team outcome. In addition, a comprehensive construct measuring team processes is studied. A third area studied is the personality diversity within a team. Preliminary findings and relationships from the study are reviewed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSIGMIS CPR'06 - Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference - Forty Four Years of Computer Personnel Research
Subtitle of host publicationAchievements, Challenges and the Future
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages273-279
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)1595933492, 9781595933492
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
EventSIGMIS CPR'06 - Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference - Claremont/Pomona, CA, United States
Duration: Apr 13 2006Apr 15 2006

Publication series

NameSIGMIS CPR'06 - Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference
Volume2006

Other

OtherSIGMIS CPR'06 - Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityClaremont/Pomona, CA
Period4/13/064/15/06

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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