Frequencies of Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Among Military Leaders

Abstract

Psychological type distributions of military leaders at various levels show interesting patterns. Military leaders have yet to fully begin to appreciate the psychological type contributions the staff brings to workforce resources. Human resource, a compilation of the workforce's value and worth, is a capital investment and should be recognized in the motif of human development and management. This sample of 193 military members, in a two-year study found support for highly dynamic contributions between extraversion and introversion, sensing and intuition, thinking and feeling, and judging and perceiving preferences among male and female managers. Military executives differ in their psychological preferences and a study such as this one heightens the future expectations of psychological type.

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