title: The honeymoon effect in job performance:  temporal increases in the predictive power of achievement motivation.
abstract: Correlations between a job performance criterion and personality measures reflecting achievement motivation and an interpersonal orientation were examined at three points in time after completion of job training for a sample of airline reservations agents.  Although correlations between the personality predictors and performance were small and nonsignificant for the 3-month period after beginning the job, by the end of 6 and 8 months a number of significant relationships had emerged.  Implications for the utility of personality measures in selection and performance prediction are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas at Austin, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Helmreich
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Sawin
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Carsrud
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010551:Personality; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011361:Professional Competence; D012737:Sex Factors