Personality Types and Their Influence to the Working Conditions of Fast Food/Restaurant Managers of Gumaca, Quezon

Abstract

Personality is an individual’s preferred way of behaving an individual’s values are likely to influence behavior in the workplace. This study aimed to determine fast food mangers' personality types that influence their working conditions in Gumaca, Quezon. It particular sought to identify managers' personality types as to melancholic, choleric, phlegmatic and sanguine describe the mangers working conditions as to managerial functions, interpersonal relationship, leadership practices, and evaluation and monitoring. To determine the significant difference between the perceptions of managers and employees of the working condition and find out the significant relationship between the personality types and the working conditions of managers. Using the descriptive method of research, ten (10) managers and 51 employees with a total of 61 respondents were subjected to this study. Data were gathered through a two-fold instrument which comprised a standard personality test and a survey questionnaire regarding the manager’s work conditions. Weighted mean, Correlation, and t-test or independent samples were used to treat the data statistically. The researcher, therefore, conclude that most of the fast-food managers are entertaining, outgoing, warm, friendly, responsive, optimistic and cheerful but tend to be reacting quickly, fickle in ideas, opinions, and resolutions, and change moods often, the managers considerably perform their managerial roles, get along with the employees and higher superiors, practice fair leadership among staff, and commendably assess and supervise the workplace, two groups of respondents ( managers and employees) alike perceive that the managers are inharmonious and favorable working conditions in fast food. The personality of the managers affect how they work with the staff and to the overall system in the fast foods thereby recommends the following: the study may be replicated in other municipalities to verify if personality types affect manager’s working condition, similar or follow up studies using more respondents may be conducted to further validate the results of the study; other parameters such as salary, promotion and manager’s power style may be viewed as correlates to company’s overall working conditions; dimensions such as planning and forecasting, corrective and constructive staff assessment, program information dissemination, and standard performance evaluation and monitoring procedures may be emphasized working conditions.