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Personality researchers have identified a dimension of personality called agreeableness. Agreeable people are forgiving, trusting and straightforward. They are also generous, tolerant, altruistic and warm-hearted. Modest and tender-minded, they also make loyal friends and good neighbors. To be labeled “an agreeable sort of person” is a compliment.
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Furnham, A. (2011). Nice guys come second. In: Managing People in a Downturn. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230307209_43
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