THE PROBLEM OF COMPETITIVE PERSONALITY IN PSYCHOLOGY

THE PROBLEM OF COMPETITIVE PERSONALITY IN PSYCHOLOGY

Authors

• О.А. Клюева

Keywords:

economic model of competitive personality, Competitive personality, Intellectual initiative, Innovation

Abstract

Competition is an essential feature inherent in various types of activity where the conflict of interests occurs. Therefore, the problem of competitive personality being tackled in the context of contemporary economics and management is arousing interest in the modern psychology since the level of a personality's competitiveness is the determinant resource for competitiveness of the state. The modern psychological models reveal the content of a competitive personality by virtue of a traditional economic model of a competitive personality incorporated into consciousness. Competition is a stimulus for development. It is the availability of competition as of rivalry, contest between the people, groups and organizations in the pursuance of similar goals, better results in a definite public sphere that is viewed as a prerequisite for the making of competitiveness of the personality which we believe reduces the psychological content of the ‘competitive personality’ concept. A content analytical study of the free interview, a monographic method of studying the personality, covering a substantial selection of managers prove that the ability for evolution of the activity at one's own initiative ensures a higher resource in a competitive environment