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MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR AND LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS IN STUDENT AFFAIRS (SITUATIONAL)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between information processing personality traits as determined by the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and leadership effectiveness as defined by Situational Leadership Theory of Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard. Effectiveness and style profiles were determined by scores on an instrument developed for the study based on the Leadership Effectiveness and Adaptability Description-Other. Thirty-six upper-level student affairs administrators who volunteered for the study completed the MBTI. Their subordinates (N = 99) completed the leadership effectiveness instrument. Descriptive information related to the personality, leader types, effectiveness scores, and leader style profiles of the sample is presented. Multiple regression, one-way analysis of variance, and crosstabulation techniques were employed to answer the research questions. The findings indicated that leadership effectiveness was not significantly related to the differences in personality traits nor does effectiveness vary by the type of leader. The different types of leaders do not have significantly different leader style profiles. The limitations of this study which are specifically related to sample size and instrumentation are discussed.
Subject Area
School administration
Recommended Citation
WITTSTRUCK, GURIANA M, "MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR AND LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS IN STUDENT AFFAIRS (SITUATIONAL)" (1986). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8609815.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8609815