The Influence of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Profiles on Team Development Processes An Empirical Study in the Manufacturing Industry

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is one of the most common personality assessments and a frequently used instrument for team development. However, in relation to team development processes, there is little research and literature on the role of personality in general and the usefulness of MBTI...

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Published in:Small group research Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 436 - 464
Main Authors: Kuipers, Ben S., Higgs, Malcolm J., Tolkacheva, Natalia V., de Witte, Marco C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2009
Sage Publications
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Group dynamics
Industrial enterprises
Industrial organization
Manufacturing
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Personal development
Personality
Personality tests
Profiles
Psychological tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social interactions. Communication. Group processes
Social psychology
Studies
Teams
Teamwork
Usefulness
Sweden
team development
work teams
personality
team processes
team personality composition
Human
Evaluation scale
Social group
Psychometrics
Cognition
Personality
Group composition
Work team
Cognitive style
Type Inventory Briggs Myers
ISSN:1046-4964, 1552-8278
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Summary:The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is one of the most common personality assessments and a frequently used instrument for team development. However, in relation to team development processes, there is little research and literature on the role of personality in general and the usefulness of MBTI in particular. This article starts with a review of the MBTI and explores the relationship between MBTI profiles and team processes using a sample of 1,630 people working in 156 teams in a Swedish industrial organization. The results show that only a small number of MBTI personality profiles have a significant relationship with team processes. Overall, the composition of teams in terms of MBTI profiles does not seem to predict team development very well. Findings suggest that the MBTI may be used as an instrument for personal development and as a vehicle for group members to gain a better understanding of each other.
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ISSN:1046-4964
1552-8278
DOI:10.1177/1046496409333938