Psychometric tests are now a multi-million-pound business: what lies behind a coach’s decision to use them?

The use of psychometric tests has grown into a multi-million-pound industry. This paper describes a phenomenological study to investigate the reasons why coaches choose to use psychometric tests designed for personality assessment in their coaching. The aim of the study was to explore the decision-m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Annabel Harper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Brookes University 2008-11-01
Series:International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
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Online Access:https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/401ae6b6-e123-4b6d-a73f-5318a558888c/1/special02-paper-04.pdf