The Big five personality traits and their relationship with presenteeism among employees working in non-governmental organizations in Lebanon

Abstract

Presenteeism is a problem that has gotten a lot of attention in the literature and research on business and human resource management. The intricacy of presenteeism behavior drew attention to the possibility of personality characteristics interacting as a significant personal driver, allowing for predictions of what a person would behave in a particular scenario. The purpose of the study is to determine the relationship between personality traits and presenteeism among 408 employees in Non-Governmental Organizations in Lebanon, considering the Big Five personality traits; Extroversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism and Openness to Experience. Using a quantitative research design, a survey was conducted among employees in Non-Governmental Organizations who represents local, regional and International Organizations in Lebanon. Analysis of the data was aligned with the objective of the study to yield results of the relation between each personality trait and presenteeism. Findings revealed that all the Big Five personality traits are negatively or positively related to presenteeism.