INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY ON DIFFERENTLY ABLED EMPLOYEES’ EMPOWERMENTAND JOB PERFORMANCE IN CUDDALORE DISTRICT

Abstract

Personality and empowerment are particularly relevant as a key factor in predicting job performance as well as organizational performance. The research tries tounderstand the influence of personality on differently abled employees’ empowerment in Cuddalore district. Sample size of the research was 48 differently abled employees. The analysis identified that there is negative influence of factors of organizational culture such as openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness on differently abled employees’ empowerment. It is identified that there is no influence of neuroticism of organizational culture on differently abled employees’ empowerment. The analysis also discovered that there is influence of differently abled employees’ empowerment on job performance. Hence, it is concluded that Suitable personality development programs may be conducted by the employers on a regular basis since theself-confidence and self-motivation is highly necessary for the success among the differently abled employees.