Search for dissertations about: "the potential of the personality"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 66 swedish dissertations containing the words the potential of the personality.
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1. Sources of variability in heterospecific social information use for breeding habitat selection : Role of genetics and personality in collared flycatchers
Abstract : All their life, individuals have to make decisions that may strongly affect their fitness. To optimize their decisions, they can use personally acquired information but also information obtained from observing other individuals (“social information”). READ MORE
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2. Utilizing research in the practice of personnel selection : General mental ability, personality, and job performance
Abstract : Identifying and hiring the highest performers is essential for organizations to remain competitive. Research has provided effective guidelines for this but important aspects of these evidence-based processes have yet to gain acceptance among practitioners. READ MORE
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3. Response Time as Self-Schema Indicator : Implications for Personality Assessment
Abstract : The focal objective of this thesis was to examine the potential advantage of introducing the self-schema concept, indexed by response time, into personality assessment. The basic rationale for the use of response time is that a self-schema facilitates response time for self-referent information as it permits people to make assessments easier and automatic. READ MORE
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4. The dynamics of second language learning : a longitudinal and qualitative study of an adult's learning of Swedish
Abstract : An often discussed issue in the field of second language learning is the influence and importance of individual differences, IDs, such as motivation, personality, previous learning experiences and learning strategies. It has been claimed that IDs form a complex system in the learner, but little consensus has been reached as regards definitions of constructs or their relative importance. READ MORE
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5. Entrepreneur role stress : essays on the travails of the entrepreneur
Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to a better understanding of the social situation of the entrepreneur and the travails of entrepreneurship. More specifically, it examines the role of the entrepreneur by acknowledging that the role is influenced by expectations and proscriptions of stakeholders, scripts for social conducts, and norms. READ MORE