The Relationship between Personality Characteristics and Participatory Decision-making and Performance of Educational Managers of Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Background: Due to the importance of university management, special attention to the managers' personality characteristics and providing suitable solutions in this area are necessary. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality characteristics and participatory decision-making, and performance of educational managers of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study, all managers of Kerman University of Medical Sciences were enrolled. The NEO Five-factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) was used to assess personality characteristics, participatory decision-making questionnaire was used to assess the participatory decision-making, and the academic score evaluation checklist was used to evaluate the performance of faculty members. Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate linear regression was used for data analysis. Results: There was a positive and significant relationship between personality characteristics and performance of managers (r=0.76, P<0.001) and also between participatory decision-making and performance of managers (R=0.498, P