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Abstract

This project will help determine whether certain individual differences among commercial truck drivers influence work-related behaviors and attitudes. Results of this study are expected to provide the carrier with evidence to support hypotheses about greater performance-related outcomes of drivers who are grouped on particular personality and attitudinal factors. More specifically, the goals are:

1. To determine whether individual differences such as optimism and trust can predict turnover, job satisfaction, and other work-related behaviors of new drivers
2. To investigate potential changes in these individual characteristics up to the first six months with a national commercial trucking company

For more information about this project, please email Brenda Lantz (brenda.lantz@ndsu.edu).

Project Deliverables

• [Final Report] The Effects of Optimism and Willingness to Trust on Work-Related Attitudes and Behaviors: An Application to the Commercial Vehicle Industry — MPC-97-75