Print Email Facebook Twitter Relating planner task performance for container terminal operations to multi-tasking skills and personality type Title Relating planner task performance for container terminal operations to multi-tasking skills and personality type Author Kurapati, S. (TU Delft Policy Analysis) Lukosch, H.K. (TU Delft Policy Analysis) Eckerd, Stephanie (University of Maryland; University of Tennessee) Verbraeck, A. (TU Delft Policy Analysis; University of Maryland) Corsi, Thomas (University of Maryland) Date 2017 Abstract Planning the operations within a container terminal is a complex task. It requires planners to demonstrate adaptive behavior while handling stressful, complex, and unexpected situations in today's dynamic and technology dependent workplace. This paper aims at investigating the role of multi-tasking ability, moderated by an individual's personality type, in predicting planner task performance using simulation gaming methods. Hierarchical regression analysis results demonstrate that the direct effect of multi-tasking ability on performance is positive and significant. With one exception, the personality traits do not significantly intensify or lessen the impact of multi-tasking in predicting task performance. The personality trait, openness to experience, significantly lessens the impact of multi-tasking ability on performance. Our results suggest that container terminal operators may benefit by considering the above-mentioned results while allocating planning tasks to their employees and new recruits. The instruments used in this research could also be used for evaluating and training candidate planners. Subject Container terminalsJob performanceMulti-tasking abilityPersonality typePlanner task performanceSimulation gaming To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c648f29c-a3da-466f-a705-0b92daaecb7d DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2017.09.002 Embargo date 2018-03-05 ISSN 1369-8478 Source Transportation Research. Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 51, 47-64 Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2017 S. Kurapati, H.K. Lukosch, Stephanie Eckerd, A. Verbraeck, Thomas Corsi Files PDF 1_s2.0_S1369847816301000_main.pdf 1.72 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:c648f29c-a3da-466f-a705-0b92daaecb7d/datastream/OBJ/view