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Personality and Humbleness: The Role of the HEXACO Model of Personality in Development of Humble Leaders

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  • Saad Hassan
  • Muhamamd Faisal Malik
  • Saqlain Raza
  • Mulyadi Suhardi
  • Wentri Merdiani

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Individual differences can be found in every aspect of emotion, thinking, and behaving. The discovery of basic personality structure models was a watershed for highlighting the importance of individual differences and their outcomes. Different individuals have differences depending upon their personality; these personality dimensions are described in terms of other personality traits in a concise but complete manner. Following the intentions and outcomes of the study, two of them were conducted where; in the first one was carried out to find how the HEXACO model of personality traits will impact Humble Leadership? While the second study intended to explain the impact of Humble Leadership on employee engagement through the mediating role of felt obligations. Two hundred sixteen respondents (leaders and workers) of government sector organizations participated in the study. Results of our research indicated/suggested that Honesty–Humility, Agreeableness, Emotionality, and Conscientiousness significantly contribute to the development of Humble Leadership; however, extroverts and Openness have an insignificant and negative impact on developing a Humble Leader. The outcome of study 2 suggested that Humble Leadership and Employee Engagement significantly impact each other while Felt Obligation plays a significant mediating role in this relationship.

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  • Saad Hassan & Muhamamd Faisal Malik & Saqlain Raza & Mulyadi Suhardi & Wentri Merdiani, 2023. "Personality and Humbleness: The Role of the HEXACO Model of Personality in Development of Humble Leaders," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:13:y:2023:i:4:p:21582440231216172
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440231216172
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