Predicting Organizational Performance through the Personality Traits of Public School Teachers in Ardabil Province

The aim of this study was to examine the role of teachers’ personality traits in predicting the organizational performance of public schools in Ardabil Province. This research was descriptive-correlational in nature, and its statistical population included all public school teachers in Ardabil Province during the 2024–2025 academic year, whose number was estimated at 2,600. Using Cochran’s formula, a sample of 350 participants was selected through cluster random sampling. Data collection instruments included the standard NEO Five-Factor Personality Questionnaire and the Organizational Performance Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (multiple regression). The results showed that all dimensions of the Five-Factor Personality Model, except neuroticism, had a positive and significant relationship with organizational performance. Conscientiousness had the greatest predictive power for organizational performance, followed by agreeableness and extraversion. The final model was able to explain 68% of the variance in organizational performance. These findings indicate that teachers’ personality traits play an important role in the organizational performance of schools.