A REEXAMINATION OF PERSONAL AND GROUP ESTIMATES OF THE KIRTON ADAPTION-INNOVATION SCORES

90 participants from 8 training environments provided self-assessments and peer-assessments of Kirton Adaption-Innovation scores after recei ving a briefing on the topic. Correlations gave confirmatory support f or the convergent validity of the instrument; however, the results ind icated a more complex pattern of correlations of self-assessments and peer-assessments with actual inventory scores than has been suggested in earlier studies. The nature of the decision-making process appears to be an overlooked factor associated with the effectiveness of peer-a ssessments.