Applying the MBTI® to Hospitality Education

Meyers Brigs Type Indicator and Academic Performance in Hospitality Education

“…Furthermore, hospitality students are more likely to be perceiving (49.6%) types than students from the general college population (32.0%). When extroverted-perceiving students are combined, the difference from the US college population becomes even more pronounced (Horton, Clarke & Welpott, 2005). Consequently, hospitality students may be less likely to be academically successful, compared to the typical college student, on the measure of G.P.A in general college courses.…”

“…The MBTI instrument helps classify how an individual interacts with the outside world (EI), processes information (SN), makes decisions (TF) (Jung), and the amount of information a person uses to make a decision (JP) (Myers and Myers, 1980). Detailed discussion of the MBTI instrument can be found throughout the academic literature (Haber, 1980;Horton, Clarke, & Welpott, 2005;Jung;Myers, 1962;Myers & McCaulley, 1985;Myers, McCaulley, Quenk, & Hammer, 1998;Whitelaw, Gillet, & Thompson, 2005). The MBTI instrument becomes useful when an individual understands his/her profile, can discern the profile of others, and can leverage this knowledge for the benefit of all involved.…”

“…Research by Horton, Clarke, and Welpott (2005) the lower quartile "poor performers, " and the mid-range was labeled "moderate performers. " Based on percentage males are more likely to be poor performers and females are more likely to be top performers.…”

Relating Cognitive Preferences to Study Approaches of Hospitality and Tourism Students

“…Research on hospitality students has established the dominance of certain personality characteristics (Brymer & Pavesic, 1990). Therefore, it has been suggested by some researchers (Lashley & Barron, 2005) that the way hospitality students learn and behave in an educational environment may be similarly distinct, and, in consequence, hospitality academics may be teaching a student cohort that is distinctly different from other student cohorts (Horton, Clarke, & Welpott, 2005).…”

An Exploratory Study Into the Relationship Between Personality and Student Leadership

“…Studies matching personality and career have been conducted in education (Folger, Kanitz, Knudsen, & McHenry, 2003;Robertson, 1993;Thompson, 1993), in accounting (Booth & Winzar, 1993;Kovar, Ott, & Fisher, 2003), in business (Brownell & Reynolds, 1983;Furnham & Stringfield, 1993;McCarthy & Garavan, 1999), and in the social sciences (Borg & Shapiro, 1996;Ziegert, 2000). Hospitality educators have studied the personality characteristics of students and managers to determine the influence of personality on successful performance (Horton, Clarke, & Welpott, 2005;Pavesic & Brymer, 1990). Downloaded by [Umeå University Library] at 17:32 17 November 2014…”