The Influence of Personality on Leaders’ Information Preferences

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the relationship between personality and preference for various types of information when making human capital decisions related to employee education programs. Specifically, the relationship between leaders’ personalities as identified by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and preferences for types of information as identified through qualitative interview was examined. Information types include qualitative and quantitative information that applies to formative and summative evaluation contexts. The results suggest that a relationship does exist between MBTI type and information preferences. Recommendations may help evaluators to report findings that are relevant to decision makers and contribute to the utilization of the evaluation.

Grantor dc:publisher

Creighton University

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Hare, Joseph

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hawkins, Peggy L.

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright is retained by the Author. A non-exclusive distribution right is granted to Creighton University and to ProQuest following the publishing model selected above.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/35145

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:cdr.creighton.edu:10504/35145