Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory

MOTIVES, VALUES, PREFERENCES INVENTORY - MVPI

The Inside of Personality

The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI) reveals a person's core values, goals and interests. This is invaluable information for determining the kinds of environments in which the person will perform best, and the kind of culture the person will create as a leader. Organizations can use this information to ensure that a new hire's values are consistent with those of the organization. The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory can also help diagnose areas of compatibility and conflict among team members. These ten core values, goals, and activities are part of a person's identity. Consequently, they are a person's key drivers - they are what a person desires and strives to attain. People's values also influence their choice of jobs and careers. People like others who share their values and prefer to work in jobs that support their values.

The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory 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
  • Used for selection or development
  • Also used to describe the work environments created by leaders
  • A variety of reports available for selection or development
  • Developed exclusively on working adults
  • Validated in over 100 organizations
  • No invasive or intrusive items
  • No adverse impact
  • Fully Internet enabled
  • Available in multiple languages

Hogan Assessment Systems delivers the results of the Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory in an interpretative report. The report provides detailed MVPI graph with definitions of the ten core values and can also provide the following information:

  • Identifies a person's core values, goals and activities he/she enjoys that give meaning to his/her life
  • Provides information regarding the fit between a person's core values and the corporate culture
  • Describes the kind of people with whom a person will comfortable work and live
  • Pinpoints a person's key drivers - what a person desires and strives to attain
  • Identifies an individual's private agenda
  • Describes the type of environment the person will create as a leader
  • Provides scale-by-scale interpretation of scores

The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory is part of Hogan Assessment Systems' comprehensive assessment process. The Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory provides detailed information regarding a person's values, goals and interests. This is invaluable information for determining the kinds of environments in which a person will perform best, and the kind of culture the person will create as a leader.