Type A personalities are fast workers who emphasize quantity over quality, find it hard to delegate responsibility, see setbacks as challenges to race against, tend to make hasty decisions, and experience more stress. In contrast, Type B personalities are more relaxed, emphasize quality over quantity, more easily delegate responsibility, see setbacks as obstacles to overcome, make calm and thoughtful decisions, and experience less stress.

1. PERSONALITY

2. TYPE A AND B PERSONALITIES

6. Managerial Implications
Type A
• Fast workers
• Emphasize quantity over
quality
• Find hard to delegate
responsibility.
• See setbacks as challenges
and races.
• Hasty decisions
• More stressed
Type B
• Relaxed
• Emphasis on quality
• Easier to delegate
responsibility.
• See setbacks as obstacles to
be overcome.
• Calm and thoughtful
• Less stressed