Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI)
The Inside of Personality
The (MVPI) describes personality from the inside – the core goals, values, drivers, and interests that determine what we desire and strive to attain. By assessing values, you can understand what motivates candidates to succeed, and in what type of position, job, and environment they will be the most productive. Values impact every aspect of peoples’ careers, making it a powerful tool that can be used throughout the employee lifecycle.
The MVPI consists of 10 primary scales, which are further divided into five subscales or item themes. The MVPI item themes provide additional interpretive power by categorizing individuals’ responses to the items that compose each MVPI scale.
MVPI Quick Facts
- 15 to 20 minute completion time
- Available in more than 40 languages
- Evaluates the fit between an individual’s values and the company or team culture
- Predicts success and job satisfaction
- More than one million participants assessed
- Validated for use in more than 400 research studies
- No invasive or intrusive items
- No adverse impact
- Online administration
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SELECTION: Selection reports fueled by the MVPI inject valuable insight into the hiring process. Determine whether candidates’ values are a good fit for their job, work group, or company.
DEVELOPMENT: Understanding what drives your people to succeed gives you valuable managerial insight to help guide your employees’ careers.
LEADERSHIP: Help your leaders understand how their unconscious biases are likely to influence their decisions about people and projects, and the type of corporate culture their values are likely to create.
SUBSCALES
The MVPI measures five item themes that predict culture fit in an organization.
- Lifestyles: concern the manner in which a person would like to live
- Beliefs: involve “shoulds,” ideals, and ultimate life goals
- Occupational Preferences: include an individual’s preferred work, and what constitutes a good job
- Aversions: reflect attitudes and behavior that are disliked or distressing
- Preferred Associates: concern the kind of person desired as coworkers and friends
Primary Scales
High scorers are described as:
Recognition: responsive to attention, approval, and praise
Power: desiring success, accomplishment, status, and control
Hedonism: orientated for fun, pleasure, and enjoyment
Altruistic: wanting to help others and contribute to society
Affiliation: enjoying and seeking out social interaction
Tradition: dedicated to strong personal beliefs
Security: needing predictability, structure, and order
Commerce: interested in money, profits, investment, and business opportunities
Aesthetics: needing self-expression, concerned over look, feel, and design of work products
Science: wanting knowledge, research, technology, and data
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