The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI) is a personality inventory that reveals a person's core values, goals and interests. Results indicated which type of position, job and environment will be most motivating for the employee and when he/she will feel the most satisfied.
Features & Benefits » Back
The MVPI is an excellent tool to determine how well a person will fit with a job and with a team, department, or organization. The inventory offers many unique features:
- Provides a comprehensive, business-based taxonomy of values
- Evaluates the fit between a person's values and an organization's culture
- Predicts both occupational success and job satisfaction
- User-friendly reports available for employee election or development
- Describes the work environments created by leaders
- Developed exclusively on working adults
- Validated in over 100 organizations
- No invasive or intrusive items
- No adverse impact
- Online administration by protected access
- Test items and reports available in multiple languages
- Based on motivational constructs from 85 years of research
MVPI Primary Scales & Interpretations » Back
The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory identifies a person's core values. Values concern what people want rather than how they typically behave.
| Recognition: |
responsive to attention, approval, and praise |
| Power: |
desire for success, accomplishment, status, and control |
| Hedonism: |
orientation for fun, pleasure, and enjoyment |
| Altruistic: |
desire to help others and contribute to society |
| Affiliation: |
desire for and enjoyment of social interaction |
| Tradition: |
dedication, strong personal beliefs, and obligation |
| Security: |
need for predictability, structure, and order |
| Commerce: |
interest in money, profits, investment, and business opportunities |
| Aesthetics: |
need for self-expression, concern over look, feel, and design of work products |
| Science: |
quest for knowledge, research, technology, and data |
Technical Facts » Back
- 200 items keyed agree, uncertain, or disagree that have been carefully reviewed for invasive or intrusive content
- 15 - 20 minute completion time
- Simple and comprehensible items based on a 5th-grade reading level
- Research indicates no adverse impact by age, race, ethnicity or gender
- MVPI scores stable over time; test-retest reliabilities range from .64 to .88 (mean = .79)
- Original norms based on 10,000 employed adults from a variety of industries
- Over 250,000 individuals have completed the MVPI
- Used in more than 100 validation studies
- Validation research links MVPI scores with job performance and turnover
Reports & Applications » Back
The results of the Motives, Values, and Preferences Inventor are obtained through a variety of report formats that range in terms of scope and complexity. The reports provide detailed MVPI graphs and also provide the following information:
- Evaluates the fit between a person’s identity and organizational culture
- Pinpoints values that enhance or impede a person’s performance as a leader
- Identifies leadership and organizational implications
- Notes a person’s desires and plans
- Explains a person’s long-term themes and tendencies in life
- Helps individuals formulate strategies for their careers by clarifying the areas of interest to pursue
Ordering Information
For more information on the Motives, Values, and Preferences Inventory or to purchase reports based on the MVPI, contact us at info@hoganassessments.com or 800-756-0632.
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