The role of personality traits in impression management behaviours: A research towards lodging entreprises

In organizations, the ?human? concepts is becoming on important issue and nowadays the success of organizations is evaluated with their employees? characteristics. Personality characteristics are evaluated in many academic enquiries and there are many models which try to identify the personality traits. Nevertheless, personality characteristics are among the subjects which are diffucult to reach to a definite conclusion as personality differs from one to another. Understanding personality characteristics in work life helps us also to evaluate other organizational behaviuors. Impression management behaviours, one of the new and popular a organization behaviours subjects, is also evaluated in the study with personality characteristics.In the first part of the study the definition of personality, personality theories and the formation of personality structures are explained and the question ? why personality is important in organizations and; social life? is tried to be answered. Five factor personality model ? as well accepted subject in literature- is also studied in details in this chapter. In the second part, the definition of impression management behaviour, the process of impression management models, the strategies used in impression management are explained. Impression management behaviours are studied in three segments as job-oriented, individual-oriented and manager-oriented. Lastly, to indicate the probable effects of personality characteristics on impression management behaviours, a research is held in 4 and 5 star hotels in Denizli. Keywords: Personality, Impression Management Behaviour, Five Factor Model of Personality, Lodging Enterprises.