Investigating the Relationship between of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with Transformational Leadership Style in Talent Management Process of National Iranian Oil Company
Subject Areas : Patterns of human capital talent managementدکتر مجید سلیمی 1 , Mohammad Montakhab Yeganeh 2
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Keywords: Personality Type Myers-Briggs Transformational Leadership Talent Management Assessment Center,
Abstract :
Understanding and managing the unique talent, capability and characteristics of leaders who guide employees to achieve organizational goals is so important; because the leadership style they adopt is based on their personal preferences and characteristics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) and transformational leadership style. The sample of this study was selected through simple random sampling from all the managers of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) who participated in the talent management process in the assessment center, between 2011 and 2019, and finally, 1045 people were selected as the sample. The research method was descriptive and correlational and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) scores were used with transformational leadership scores in interview process and game group process for perform the required analyzes. Cronbach's alpha method were used to evaluate the reliability of instruments. Findings showed that Myers-Briggs types indicator had a significant relationship with transformational leadership style so that the more extroversion, thinking and intuitive scores, the higher the leadership score. As result can help to select, choose and training transformational leaders by identifying personality preferences and types.
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