Menadžeri se danas smatraju temeljnim resursima svojih poduzeća. Smatra se da osim njihovih znanja i vještina, na uspješnost poslovanja utječu i njihove osobne karakteristike koje posjeduju. Osobnost je urođena te je dio svakog pojedinca. Razlikuje se od osobe do osobe te se ne može naučiti ili steći kao kompetencije. Postavlja se pitanje koliko zapravo osobne karakteristike utječu na poslovanje i uspješnost menadžera te postoji li povezanost upravljanja i vođenja poduzećem s petofaktorskim modelom osobnosti. Cilj ovog istraživanja je utvrditi stavove menadžera prema potrebnim karakteristikama i kompetencijama za uspješno poslovanje i utvrditi povezanost uspješnosti poslovanja i osobnosti. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 50 menadžera na području Republike Hrvatske, koji djeluju na nižoj, srednjoj i višoj razini menadžmenta u starosnoj dobi od 18 do 55 i iznad toga. Menadžeri su zaposleni u malim, srednjim i velikim poduzećima koji djeluju na raznim gospodarskim granama.

Today managers are considered to be a great resources of their companies. It's considered that besides their knowledge and skills, the efficacy of their business is affected by their personal characteristics as well. Personality is inborn and part of every individual. It differs from person to person and can't be learned or acquired as a competency. There is a question as to how much personal characteristics are affecting the business and the success of a manager and whether there is a link between managing and managing a company with a fivefactor personality model. The aim of this research is to identify the attitudes of managers according to the required characteristics and competencies for successful business operations, and to establish the correlation between the success of business and personality. In the survey, 50 managers in the Republic of Croatia participated, operating at a lower, middle and higher level of management in the ages of 18 to 55 and over. Managers are employed in small, medium and large companies operating in various industries.