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Multiple Intelligences and Business Diversity

Australian Catholic University

This study tests the viability of using Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences as a structure for identifying knowledge diversity in business students and whether such knowledge increases identification of self and others as potential sources of knowledge. The results from business students with substantial work histories indicate that the Multiple Intelligence Preference Inventory gives a valid and reliable indication of their preferred intelligences and that knowledge of these results is associated with assessments of self as sources of knowledge for others and, conversely, identification of others as potential sources of knowledge. Despite the limitations of a small and interrupted sample and the need for continued refinement to items, the results are supportive of further investigations into the use of the inventory and knowledge of multiple intelligence theory not only as part of a knowledge identification and sharing program for students but also as a tool for recognizing, respecting, and benefiting from such diversity in the workplace.

Key Words: Multiple intelligences • business • Gardner • assessment • inventory

Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 11, No. 2, 187-204 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1069072703011002005


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