Research on the Application of MBTI in Organization

Abstract

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) as a test of personality is becoming more widely used and accepted in lots of areas as a methods to recognize the personality, and some companies are starting to introduce it into many workplaces to help company to improve the work efficiency. This article aims to summarize how MBTI use in the company, especially in recruitment to help company to employ the right person which is most suitable for the place and team building to contribute the team work in a more harmoniously and efficiently way, and to explain how it will develop in the future. This paper adopts the method of literature review. It finds that MBTI has excellent use in companies. In recruiting, it helps companies better screen talent and hires the right person which benefits the company to create money. In organizational team building, he helped to build a more harmonious and efficient team which make the team to show a best performance in teamwork and create greater value. However, it still have some limitations and just have few previous studies. In the future, further research in this aspect is needed to adapt to more scenarios.