From West to East: The impact of culture on personality and group dynamics

Bobbie Chan

doi:10.1108/13527600510797944

From West to East: The impact of culture on personality and group dynamics

Bobbie Chan

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

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Abstract

This article examines how personality types of tutors affect group interaction at a distance learning institution in Hong Kong. All participants of this study are Chinese, and they were given two personality assessment tools to complete: (1) the MyersBriggs Type Indicator which was developed in the West in the early 1940s; and (2) the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory which was developed in Hong Kong in the early 1990s. The CPAI consists of personality constructs of specific interest to people of Chinese culture but that were not covered in most of the translated personality inventories. The purpose of using two personality tests is to explore whether a culturally specific instrument will be a more comprehensive measure that can reveal particular distinctive factors in the relevant culture.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-45
Number of pages	15
Journal	Cross Cultural Management
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/13527600510797944
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2005

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Chinese culture
Group effectiveness
Personality

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