Personality and academic attainment in Management Studies

Abstract

The Eysenck Personality Inventory was administered to 148 post-graduate Diploma in Management Studies students. Initially raw examination scores in the nine diploma subjects were used as a measure of attainment. Substantial variation between the raw scores of the 'numerate' group of subjects and those of the 'literate' group (p < 0.0001) inferred the desirability of a conversion to standard scores. The relative attainment of four personality quadrants indicated that extraversion and stability were both helpful in predicting success. In particular the stable extravert was likely to be the most successful, whereas the neurotic introvert was likely to be the least successful. Standard scoring emphasized differences between the personality quadrants.