CPP: Research Support - Research Grant

Sponsor: CPP, Inc.,

Since its founding in 1956, CPP, Inc. (formerly Consulting Psychologists Press) has been a leading publisher and provider of innovative products and services for professionals focused on meeting individual and organizational development needs. The company's hundreds of unique offerings have been used by millions of individuals in more than 50 countries to help people and organizations grow and develop by improving performance and increasing understanding.

Among CPP's world-renowned brands are the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) instrument, Strong Interest Inventory® instrument, Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI), FIRO-B® instrument, CPI 260® instrument, and California Psychological Inventory™ (CPI™) instrument.

CPP, Inc., is pleased to announce its Research Grant Program and Best Paper Awards for completed studies demonstrating the efficacy of Psychological Type in an applied setting. The program is designed to support independent research using the MBTI® assessment that focuses on areas of interest to researchers and practitioners alike, and that investigates the effectiveness of applying an understanding of Type, Type Development, and Type Dynamics.

Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

· Delivery of health care and related services to patients

· Impact on patient satisfaction

· Prediction of health outcomes or changes in health status

· Managing stress

· Employee or customer retention

· Team performance

· Organizational change

· Problem solving and decision making

· Sales, productivity, efficiency

· Leadership development and coaching

· Intra- and inter-team conflict, development, or coordination

· Job satisfaction, or other organizationally relevant attitudes

· Improving interpersonal communication

· Decision quality and fairness

· Impact on coworker, supervisor, manager, or executive satisfaction

· Impact on work or job satisfaction, or other organizationally relevant attitudes

· Career management

· Occurrence of conflict

· Impact on life or career satisfaction

· Improving organizational performance

Research Grant Program: All submitted grant proposals will be reviewed by a panel of CPP experts. The following primary criteria will be used in determining whether to provide support:

1. Advancement of the MBTI assessment

2. Significance of the research topic to real-world outcomes

3. Rigor of the research design

Proposals including an estimate of return on investment are strongly encouraged.

Amount: Those proposals accepted for support will receive free or significantly-reduced price administrations of the MBTI Form M or Q for use in the completion of the research.

Deadline: Continuous, Proposals will be reviewed within 4-6 weeks of receipt.

For further information, please visit: http://discovery.skillsone.com/ResearchSupport/mbtigrants.htm