TY - JOUR
T1 - Vocational interest and personality differences between development and research personnel
T2 - A field study
AU - Mossholder, Kevin W.
AU - Dewhirst, H. Dudley
AU - Arvey, Richard D
PY - 1981/10
Y1 - 1981/10
N2 - Employees classified into development and research groups were contrasted for differences in vocational interest and personality inventory responses. Discriminant and classification analyses indicated that these two groups could be distinguished. Development personnel exhibited greater interests in supervisory-related areas, but researchers showed a tendency toward high specialization and academic interests. With respect to personality characteristics, development personnel described themselves as more dominant, defensive, and achieving, yet less critical than research personnel.
AB - Employees classified into development and research groups were contrasted for differences in vocational interest and personality inventory responses. Discriminant and classification analyses indicated that these two groups could be distinguished. Development personnel exhibited greater interests in supervisory-related areas, but researchers showed a tendency toward high specialization and academic interests. With respect to personality characteristics, development personnel described themselves as more dominant, defensive, and achieving, yet less critical than research personnel.
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U2 - 10.1016/0001-8791(81)90061-0
DO - 10.1016/0001-8791(81)90061-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0346113190
SN - 0001-8791
VL - 19
SP - 233
EP - 243
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
IS - 2
ER -