In a recent issue of Systematic Biology, Briggs (2003: Fishes and Birds: Gondwana Life Rafts Reconsidered, pp. 548–553) examines the current distributions of four vertebrate clades (cichlid fishes, aplocheiloid killifishes, ratites, and parrots), which have been attributed to the Mesozoic fragmentation of Gondwana (Parenti, 1981; Stiassny, 1991; Murphy and Collier, 1997; Farias et al., 1999). B...

Leadership development is a process that begins from the inside out. Leaders first need to be aware of their personal strengths, their challenges, and how they approach situations. Leaders also need to be aware of how others view them and how others may choose to approach situations. While many aspiring leaders enroll in management education program to help them develop their leadership skills,...

Abstract This study examined sex differences in domain and facet scores from six personality tests various large adult samples. The aim was to document groups which might contribute new data this highly contentious area. We reported on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI); Five Factor NEO-PI-R; Hogan Personality (HPI); Motives Values Preferences (MVPI); Development Survey (HDS) High Potential...

This study examines the relationship between speech characteristics and personality traits by drawing on pseudo-naturalistic conversations dimensions identified Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) model which assesses four of introversion-extroversion, sensing-intuiting, thinking-feeling, judging-perceiving. The 30 participants was recorded transcribed, after a number features including pitch, l...

Research by the author has been conducted previously that explores the similarities and differences in online and face-to-face environments, and the exploration of personality type and the learner’s experience of the online learning environment. This paper presents two case studies of learners who were categorised using the Myers Briggs Type Inventory according to their connection with the oute...

Today, environments of e-learning aim increasingly to give the learner an active role in learning in order to build their knowledge. They allow thereby integrating a more learnercentered vision. However, learners show differences between learning modes that suits them best. The problem posed is how to propose to the learner a teaching sequence adequate to his/her profile. This work is at the he...

Communication and cooperation among stakeholders and developers is a critical factor for success in requirements engineering [1], [2]. Usually studies in this field just point to the problems, but a comprehensive set of tools or techniques for improvement of communication skills is not given. This study contains summary of research in which the authors use serious games approach [3], [4] for st...

AIM The purpose of this study was to determine the most common personality type among dentists in seven selected clinical dentistry specialties using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and to compare between these different types of personalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS A survey containing the MBTI and demographic and practice questions was used to assess the personality styles of 243 dent...

The main objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of personality characteristics as identifiers of potential ICT entrepreneurship. The personality characteristics of the participants were measured on the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, a proven research instrument. Two entrepreneurial tests were used to determine entrepreneurial ability. The temperament of the individuals was ascertained...