From 208 members of advisory committees for public community colleges in the USA, scores on the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory and the Personal Characteristics Profile showed limited predictive power as expected. Among demographic characteristics, education was unexpectedly the strongest predictor. Participation in community organization also contributed.
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