Saville Wave Professional Styles.
Wave Professional Styles
Workplace behavioural styles, work motives and competency potential in a single model: 4 Clusters (Thought, Influence, Adaptability, Delivery) -> 12 Sections -> 36 Dimensions -> 108 Facets; also yields competency-potential and motive scores.
- Length and format
- ~216 (Professional Styles). dynamic 'rate and rank' - blends normative rating with ipsative ranking of statement blocks (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- 30+ languages incl. ES, FR, DE, NL, ZH, JP, PT, IT, PL, SV, AR; strong international/normative coverage.
- Licence
- copyrighted - commercial
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- Reference
- Saville, P., MacIver, R., Kurz, R., & Hopton, T. (2008). Saville Consulting Wave Professional Styles Handbook. Saville Consulting. https://www.savilleassessment.com/wave-professional-and-focus-styles/
https://www.savilleassessment.com/wave-professional-and-focus-styles/
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