The paper deals with the impact of educational background on the behavior pattern of executives in IT sector. The behavior pattern was measured based on 13 pre-identified behavioral factors for which data was collected from 72 randomly selected middle level executives. Statistical analysis through one way ANOVA reveals that educational background impacts two behavioral factors, viz., criticizing authorities and accepting responsibilities. The executives with higher than the required educational background took more responsibilities and exhibited courage to criticize authorities.

A person's behavior in workplace depends on the individual's personality and the situation he encountered. If the situation acts as a stimulus for the individual, the type of response is influenced by his personality. Academically, one might define personality to mean those characteristics of a person that account for his/her consistent pattern of behavior. The essence of this definition is that it seeks to identify the `why' of behavior that emanates from individual psychology rather than the force of circumstances.

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