The Difference Between 4 Types of Myer Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Personality’s Function in Ability to Innovate in Family Business

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find the difference between 4 types of Myer Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) function type in ability to innovate in family business. The object examined in this study is the second generation of family business owner in Surabaya. There is a myth that has been going around in family business industry, which says ‘the first generation builds, the second generation enjoys, and the third generation destroys’, and correlating to that statement, it is indeed not many family business has stay afloat to their third generation. One of the most important factor to keep every business running is innovation. This study studied 120 respondents and the data was collected using a Likert Scale questionnaire. Collected datas were then analyzed on SPSS using ANOVA Test to find out which MBTI Function Type score highest in ability to innovate, and then the difference of ability to innovate between each MBTI Function Type. Furthermore, it is found that there is a difference in between different Myer Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Function type in ability to innovate.