MBA502 Introduction to Accounting

Part 1
A Comparative Study of the subjects on the merit of Howard Gardiner's Model
The results gained through the test gives us a fair idea about the personality traits and
competencies that both the subjects may have. On a personal level, an individual can rate
himself with the help of these results. The comparative findings of test 1 and test 2 attached
with the comparative study clearly show that the respondent in test 1 is a logical person with
less intrapersonal skills. We can draw an interpretation that he is fit for certain jobs where
analytical skills and processing skills are required more prominently. He can deliver goods
with great accuracy. The example for this job can be the post of the Air Traffic Controller or
a software designer. Ideally, we can also say that the individual is apt for jobs where STEM
knowledge is applicable [ CITATION SKS17 \l 16393 ].
The findings of Test 2 give us an idea that respondent 2 is good at interpersonal and
intrapersonal skills. This report shows that he is good at musical skills. The interpretation of
this fact also gives us an idea that the person has a great memory and apart from it he
somewhere visualizes himself as a performer [ CITATION Mys11 \l 16393 ]. A bent towards a
performing art gives us an idea that a certain part of the public skills of this individual is good
and he can express his feelings in front of the strangers very easily. When we analyze and
find the placement of these findings in various quadrants of the Johari Window then we find
that respondent of Test 1 lies in the blindfold area or the unknown area or the Johari Window
[ CITATION Ana18 \l 16393 ].
The blindfold area is the area where an individual fails in communicating his thoughts to the
person who matters. The scale of the Howard Gardner MI model substantiates this fact
because the individual scored slightly low in the section of interpersonal and intrapersonal
skills [ CITATION Lew18 \l 16393 ]. This low score also gives us an idea that individual is unsure

about himself in many issues and this reflects very clearly in his intrapersonal relations as
well. The joint analysis of Howard Gardner MI model and Johari window quadrant further
gives us this idea that the individual is required to work hard on his social skills [ CITATION
Ric102 \l 16393 ]. The results of the Howard Gardner’s scale present in a quadrant in the Johari
window can give us this idea how fast a person can improve his shortcomings. For instance,
the result of the question number one in test 1 fetches 4 marks. This four indicates that an
individual is keen to know about himself, this result places him in the first quadrant or the
known quadrant of the Johari window [ CITATION MSR10 \l 16393 ].
A leader or a manager can come up with an altogether different approach for the personality
profile making of an individual with the help of the combined results of Johari window and
Gardner's scale. In the case of the respondent of test 2 it also means that the respondent in the
test one is keen on improvement; any leader can take the advantage of this score and motivate
him to perform better [ CITATION Sun11 \l 16393 ].
The situation changes in the case of the respondent 1, the respondent in the test one is less
keen to know about himself, his score of the two suggests that he is living in preconceived
notions and don’t want to break them. In the ratings of the Johari window, this brings him in
the quadrant of the unknown. The area of the unknown in the Johari window suggests that an
individual should express himself more freely so that managers, leaders, and peers can watch
him more closely and react to certain qualities of the individual [ CITATION Reb18 \l 16393 ].
The score of the two on Gardner’s scale also indicates a contradiction in the result, if his
intrapersonal skills are good then why he is not ready to know more about himself. The
comparative study of two profiles gives us an example that the interaction of the Howard
Gardner MI results with the Johari window brings out some contradictions of the personality