Predictive Relationship between Big-Five Personality Dimensions and Professional Commitment among Chartered Accountants in Ghana

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between Big-Five Personality Dimensions and Professional Commitment among chartered accountants in Ghana. A descriptive correlational design was utilised to investigate the problem in this study. Data were collected from 190 chartered accountants via reliable questionnaires. Pearson Product-Moment correlation test was used to test the hypotheses in the study. The results showed that four of the Big Five (conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness to experience and neuroticism) related significantly to the affective professional commitment. However, no significant relationship was found between the four personality traits and continuous and normative professional commitment. The implications of the findings and limitations have been discussed.