Migrating Personality Theories Part 2: Towards a Theory of the Balanced Personality?

Kybernetes, Vol. 38, No. 9, pp. 1461-1490, 2009

22 Pages Posted: 1 Jun 2010

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Maurice Yolles

John Moores University - Centre for the Creation of Coherent Change and Knowledge (C4K)

Gerhard Fink

Dept of International Business and Trade

Date Written: 2009

Abstract

Some personality schemas are seen to compete with others, but might they are really be complimentary? Two trait approaches, MBTI and Mindscape theory, are normally considered to be competitive, and we shall show that their migrated forms into knowledge cybernetics can illustrate complementarity. This paper was the Highly Commended Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2010.

Keywords: Trait, personality schemas, MBTI, Mindscapes, Knowledge Cybernetics

Suggested Citation

Yolles, Maurice and Fink, Gerhard, Migrating Personality Theories Part 2: Towards a Theory of the Balanced Personality? (2009). Kybernetes, Vol. 38, No. 9, pp. 1461-1490, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1618000

Maurice Yolles (Contact Author)

John Moores University - Centre for the Creation of Coherent Change and Knowledge (C4K) ( email )

Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool
United Kingdom

Gerhard Fink

Dept of International Business and Trade ( email )

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Austria
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