Self-monitoring personality trait at work: an integrative narrative review and future research directions

Kudret, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3410-1104, Erdogan, B. and Bauer, T. N. (2019) Self-monitoring personality trait at work: an integrative narrative review and future research directions. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 40 (2). pp. 193-208. ISSN 0894-3796 doi: 10.1002/job.2346

Abstract/Summary

In this narrative review, we provide an overview of the self-monitoring literature as it applies to the workplace context. Our starting point to the review is a meta-analysis of self-monitoring literature published in 2002 by Day, Schleicher, Unckless, and Hiller. After providing an overview of the theoretical basis of self-monitoring and its measurement, we present a summary of the broad literature on self-monitoring to examine the implications of self-monitoring for employees and organizations. Based on our review, we identify the main outcomes of self-monitoring as well as findings of the literature treating self-monitoring as a moderator. We provide evidence that self-monitoring has potential downsides, which would benefit from further investigation. We conclude our review by identifying important potential future research directions.