90 participants from 8 training environments provided self-assessments and peer-assessments of Kirton Adaption-Innovation scores after receiving a briefing on the topic. Correlations gave confirmatory support for the convergent validity of the instrument; however, the results indicated a more complex pattern of correlations of self-assessments and peer-assessments with actual inventory scores than has been suggested in earlier studies. The nature of the decision-making process appears to be an overlooked factor associated with the effectiveness of peer-assessments.
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