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

Abstract

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