...My decision to pursue an MBA degree to further my career - Week-2 MGT / 521 September 7, 2010 My decision to pursue an MBA degree to further my career - Week-2 The slow down of the US economy has caused companies to start to down sizing, reducing their workforce by layoffs or closing down completely. The Information Technology is being hit twice as hard by not only the reduction of local positions due to the economy slow down but in addition, the lower cost of outsourcing (Computerworld Staff, Feb 22, 2010) . During a recent reduction in force evaluation by my current employer, I noticed that the employee’s education level was an assessed value, which added to the valuable points for retaining an employee. I decided that continuing my education would be a very important addition to resume, future reduction in force evaluations to maintain my current career or make me more valuable if I was out looking for a job. Originally, I was interested in starting a Master of Science in Management (MSM) (Thomas Edison State College, 2010) to further advancement in my current career in Information Technology (IT) and potentially get into a IT Management position the program is offered strictly on-line. I have also started noticing a pattern of companies “outsourcing” information technology jobs to other countries for cost savings to the US companies and noticed the continued strong increase of revenue for the Outsourced Cognizant Technology Solutions (Ribeiro, Augu) . I decided...
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...Life Styles Inventory™ & Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator®: A Comparison of Two Surveys We are often asked: “What is the difference between the Life Styles Inventory™ and the MyersBriggs Type Indicator®?” Whereas both of these surveys help individuals to better understand themselves and others, they differ in terms of what they measure, how they measure it, and how the results are used. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to highlight what we believe are some of the most important differences between these two popular instruments. The Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI) measures twelve distinct thinking and behavioral styles that are distinguished by their orientations toward task versus people and higher-order needs for satisfaction and growth versus lower order needs for security and safety. The LSI builds on the work of a variety of noteworthy psychologists, including Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Albert Ellis, Karen Horney, Timothy Leary, David McClelland, Harry Stack Sullivan, as well as management scholars, such as Fredrick Hertzberg, Douglas McGregor, and Ralph Stodgill. It is designed to provide individuals with an opportunity to identify specific strengths in their thinking and behavior, as well as any “stumbling blocks” that may be standing in their way. As such, the LSI is used to initiate positive changes in how people approach their work and interact with others— changes that can increase both their personal and professional effectiveness. In contrast, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®)...
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...Who I Am As A Learner Education Essay This test is analyzing where I stand as a leaner, how I can help myself to improve my performance by focusing on areas which are relevant to the study of any subject and which will have a significant influence on my mark or grade. As a student, we should responsible for my own learning and development there are skills can use to improve my performance. However the most important of this test to me is that it determines where I stand today and defines the direction for where I want myself to be successful in the future. The test is conducted on myself i.e. VARK, learning styles , MBTI, and Belbin, those outcome is justification based on my personal experience from various individual who know me to determine the trueness associated with the outcome. 1.1 Application of VARK Test The first test that I performed was the VARK questionnaire ‘How do I learn best’ (Appendix 1). The VARK is a questionnaire to provide users with a profile to their learning preferences for taking in and giving our information. The VARK consist of the 16 questions with four options, and the learner can select more than one option for each question. This instrument, recently updated, is free either as an online or printable version (www.vark-learn.com). Other than this, VARK also provides students with an indication of their preferences for learning and as such it will indicate stronger and weaker preferences. Specifically, take the four preferences emphasized in the VARK questionnaire...
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...Teamwork Arq6426 Organizational Behavior October 10th, 2011 Table of Contents Introduction pg. 3 Discussion pg. 5 Organizational Design and Team Structure pg. 5 Why Teams? pg. 6 Team Roles pg. 8 Teamwork Model pg.10 Collaboration; Advantages and Disadvantages pg.12 Conclusion pg.14 References pg.15 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Teamwork Introduction A recent study performed by the Department of Trade and Industry in the UK determined that people are a fundamental building block within any organization and the only point at which true responsibility for quality can lie is with the person or group actually doing a job or carrying out the process (Department of Trade and Industry, 2011). Managers must determine how to group people together in order to perform the work needed done by the organization (Kates & Galbraith, 2007). The five most common approaches managers may take to do so include: * Functional * Divisional * Matrix * Team * Networking The importance of recognizing the structure of an organization may have a direct impact upon the end results of collaboration and the teamwork model and why the organization may well choose teamwork as an approach to meeting its needs. Indeed, workplace collaboration may be an instrumental part of the decision making process within organizations; at the same time, the very act of collaborating and the process of team building...
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...match your interests 6. Recent research about life stages suggests that a. Adults make dramatic changes in their personal lives and careers as their core values change 7. The works of John Holland and Carl Jung serve as the basis for two major career assessment approached related to a. Personality 8. According to Duane Brown’s career model a. People have different values because they have different experiences and opportunities 9. ESTP is an example of a. Myers Briggs temperament type 10. Among the three most common types of measurement in a complete battery ability tests, you should expect to be tested on a. Psychomotor abilities 11. The College Level Examination Program is an example of a. Achievement measures 12. In assessing your skills it is important to remember that a. You will accumulate a variety of new skills 13. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator is said to be on the most widely used ____________ of its kind a. Personality assessments 14. Historically, career assessment and evaluation have been used by a. The military, schools, corporations, and individuals 15. One goal of...
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...San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Inc. San Sebastian College Recoletos - Canlubang Campus Carmelray Industrial Park 1, Canlubang, 4028 Calamba, Laguna My Personality According to the 16 Personality Test By: Heard, Eleanor M. In partial fulfillment Of the requirement In Theories Of Personality What is the 16 Personality Test? The 16 Personality Test is most often used to describe a personality theory developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother Katherine Briggs. It explains some of the main differences between people and is often used to help choose a career, improve relationships, develop leadership skills, etc. Results: ENFJ (The Protagonist) ENFJs are natural-born leaders, full of passion and charisma. Forming around two percent of the population, they are oftentimes our politicians, our coaches and our teachers, reaching out and inspiring others to achieve and to do good in the world. With a natural confidence that begets influence, ENFJs take a great deal of pride and joy in guiding others to work together to improve themselves and their community. Strengths: • Tolerant – ENFJs are true team players, and they recognize that that means listening to other peoples' opinions, even when they contradict their own. They admit they don't have all the answers, and are often receptive to dissent, so long as it remains constructive. • Reliable – The one thing that galls ENFJs the most is the idea of letting down a person or cause...
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...Page |1 NAME DEGREE Jingjing LI BA (Hons) Business with Human Resource Management TUTOR TITLE Hans Christian Andersen Factors that Influence Employee Turnover in the Hospitality Industry DATE STUDENT March 2012 No: 10037381 Newcastle CAMPUS STUDENT No: 11027894 Project submitted in partial fulfilment Of the requirements of the BA (HONS) BUSINESS WITH HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Of Northumbria University Page |2 DECLARATIONS I declare the following: (1) that the material contained in this project is the end result of my own work and that due acknowledgement has been given in the bibliography and references to ALL sources be they printed, electronic or personal. (2) the Word Count of this project is: Section A: 3991 Section B: 6422 Reflective Statement: 508 Total Word Count: 10921 (3) that unless this project has been confirmed as confidential, I agree to an entire electronic copy or sections of the dissertation to being placed on Blackboard, if deemed appropriate, to allow future students the opportunity to see examples of past dissertations. I understand that if displayed on Blackboard it would be made available for no longer than five years and those students would be able to print off copies or download. authorship would remain anonymous. (4) I agree to my project being submitted to a plagiarism detection service, where it will be stored in a database and compared against work submitted from this or any other School or from other institutions...
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...Thinking, and Perceiving) falling under the intuitive type. People of this personality type interact with people, are open to possibilities, analytical and flexible (Nelson & Quick, 2011, pp. 118-119). The interactive nature of her personality is evident in how the business collects customer information to enhance the customer-retailer bond which provides further cross sell opportunities. Her intuitiveness is obvious as she leaves a high level job to pursue her dream career while ignoring critics. Her extraverted component is visible in the ultimate idea of the Build-A-Bear business model; creating an enjoyable customer experience venue while encouraging the parents and children to form a bond with the retailer. Her strategic and tactical business decisions to open multiple company owned stores, franchise stores and other ventures, (Friends2Bmade and Build-A-Dino), highlight the cognitive aspect of her personality. Her tactical genius is revealed by her willingness to expand Build-A-bears awareness by advertising in sporting events such as NASCAR (Scheraga 2006). Even though Build-A-Bear is expanding to a global audience, it is doing so without losing corporate assets. The company owned stores are located in politically stable countries which have a profitable business environment and the potential for strong family values. Considering the Build-A-Bear business model and principles of work behavior, the preferred personality types are ESFJ, ENFJ, and ESFP, with the latter being...
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...Running head: Myers-Briggs and SVIB Tests Myers-Briggs and SVIB Tests Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date Abstract Myers-Briggs and SVIB Tests are personality test carried on people. These tests are important because they help to gauge the people personality. This paper will analyze this tests and whether they are applicable to a college student taking a business course. Myers-Briggs personality test This is a type of test that help people to know their personality or the reason they behave in a particular way. This test will help people to know why they behave in a certain way and can also improve the relationship with others. MBIT uses four indicators namely Introversion /Extraversion, Thinking/Feeling, Intuition/Sensing, and Judging/Perceiving. Introversion or Extraversion I posses introversion characteristics which include: thinking before acting, always internally motivated by something and loves direct communication others. Thinking before acting helps me to avoid regretting the result achieved. This helps me to avoid collision with others or doing something that might have high regrets in future. This helps me make informed decisions which are based on facts not mere assumptions. In future while working: it will help me in achieving the best result in all my duties. I also prefer one on one communication...
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...Proposal for a New Career Exploration Program for Service Canada This proposal is for a new career exploration program for Service Canada office of Cornwall, Ontario. It will examine the use of four standardized assessments in career counseling, then select and budget relevant assessments and resource material. The anticipated client group includes: unemployment recipients (70% recently unemployed due to downsizing), average age is 30-40, 60% female, 20% First Nations, 20% professional immigrants, and an English and French population. To get a fuller understanding of an individual undergoing career counselling, there are four main groups of the psychometric assessments to consider performing, that would be helpful to assisting the individual in their decision process, they are: value scales, interest inventories, personality inventories, and aptitude test. Even though the connection between these four groups of assessment is complex, an easier way to describe the main interrelationships in terms of career assessment is that values measures make it easier to understand fundamental motivators and the cultural context. Interests come from, and can be understood in the context of these fundamental values. If the outcomes of interest measures are vague, for instance if there are two differing veins of interests, the career counsellor can go back to the values outcomes to offer a starting point for choosing between them. The personality and aptitude measures provide the person an...
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...candidate checks in and checks out a guest. b. Welcoming guests politely. c. The quality of calls that are answered. Are calls answered with greetings according to the time of the day? Are calls answered with a friendly tone and attitude? d. Answering questions to guest in a very professional manner. This includes having great knowledge of the region and main attractions within the local area. e. Capability to handle any reservation conflicts and find the best solution. f. Ability to handle dissatisfied guest. g. Making use of the reservation system. 2. Two possible personality test questions. Lisa is looking for high-morale, patient and people-oriented employees, so she might consider using Myer Briggs personality test type of questions. The following 2 questions could be considered on the test. a. Do you find it easy to interact with strangers? b. Do you find it difficult to keep a cool head in conflict situations? 3. Other test that I would suggest to Lisa are the following: a. Using IQ assessments will demonstrate candidate’s ability to thinks quickly and understand what they read. This intelligence test will be helpful in finding candidates that will respond appropriate to complex situations and they will also make effective decisions. b. Lisa can also use the Big Five personality test. This test shows the level of extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness to experience of a person, this...
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...Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Introduction The world economy today is changing in a fast pace and it puts a high pressure on companies abilities to be efficient and productive. Because of today’s demanding business environment companies are under more pressure and a strategic advantage could be in building an effective workforce through a variety of psychometric testing (Suman, 2009). One such psychometric test is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator which is widely used in organisations today as a tool. This literature review aims to briefly describe the background history of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and to understand the theory of the test. It also aims to identify and investigate research done on Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. One objective is to analyse research on its reliability and validity and also to understand the application of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) in different appropriate work and organisational settings e.g. team work. History MBTI is based on the writings of Carl Jung, a Swiss who worked with Freud before parting from him and developing his own theory. Jung was influenced by Freud but suggested that it was something wider than purely sexual or aggressive drives that motivated behaviour. He also shifted focus from Freud’s childhood centred personality development theory to a belief that personality development continues throughout life (Maltby, Day and Macaskill, 2010). When Jung analysed a patient’s case history through two different perspectives...
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...Accuracy of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test Everyone has different personalities, and their individual personality determines their decisions and actions. Psychoanalyst Carl Jung was a pioneer of the study of personalities. After reading Jung’s theory of personality, Katherine Briggs used it as a foundation for a personality type indicator for practical use. Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs-Myers, determined that there were four different personality preference scales, each with two extremes, and from this 16 different personality types. From here, Briggs and Briggs-Myers developed a test that would determine each individual’s personality type. This test is called the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), which is quite detailed and has been refined over the years through scientific research to help validate the results. Throughout the remainder of this paper I will provide an overview of the different MBTI types, and I will try to determine the tests dependability by comparing the results of my test to my own insight of my personality. There are four different scales of personality types. The test helps determine your preference on each of these scales. The first scale, which measures how we interact with the world, is the scale between extraversion (E) and introversion (I). Extraverts draw their energy and focus from the outside world whereas introverts draw their energy from within themselves. The second scale, how we process information, is the scale between sensing...
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...While our team was composed of completely different preference types (as classified by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), we believe that such varying opinions led to our group’s success in the Subarctic Survival Simulation. In fact, our group boasted the highest team percentage change in the activity—43 percent. The team percentage change represents the improvements made in the ranking of survival tools through our team’s discussion from our individual assessments. The change shows how the group’s gain score (24.4) relates to the average individual score (56.4). Additionally, our gain score was the highest in the class, further showing the strengths of our teamwork during the survival simulation. When assessing the overall effectiveness of our discussion, our team score of 32 must also be considered—it was tied with Team 5 for the lowest in the class, while our average individual score of 56.4 was second in the class ranking. When we compare our team’s average individual score to the best individual score on our team (30), we see that there is a significant difference. Clearly there was one team member who was more in-line with the expert rankings of the survival tools than the rest of the team. This difference of 26.4 points was by far the greatest spread in the class. When looking at this spread along with our team’s percentage change, we may also conclude that this person made a positive impact on our discussions by helping to improve the team’s overall score. ...
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...experiencing the stimuli before the message is committed to memory. This makes learning effective. Thesis statement. Most people are unaware of the importance of cognitive processes in their lives. Cognitive processes are important because they influence human behavior. When one is aware of his or her preferred approach, he or she is able to discern how his preference influences his personality. The aim of this paper is to look at three types of cognitive processes, their purposes and the methodology used in them. When a child is born the process of learning starts to take place. It has to learn how to crawl, stand, and walk and later on run. At puberty children learn various topics depending on the individual interests. However, before a man can apply what he has learnt he has to undergo a cognitive process. Carl Jung a Swiss psychiatrist came up with eight cognitive processes Introverted Intuiting, Introverted sensing, Extroverted Sensing, Extroverted Intuiting, Extroverted Thinking, Introverted Thinking, Extroverted Feeling, and Introverted Feeling types. In this paper, I will be discussing Extroverted sensing, Introverted Sensing and Introverted Intuiting. During his studies Jung notices that his view points and those of his colleagues Alfred Alfer and Sigmund Freud focused on different worlds (Berens, 2000). He noticed that Freud focused on adjustment to the outside world while Alfred focused on adjusting to...
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