Fundamentals of Management 7th Edition by Ricky Griffin

Exercise 5

Innovation and Learning Styles
Introduction: David Kolb, a professor at Case Western University, has described a learning model that tells about different learning styles. While individuals move through all four activities, most express a preference for either hands-on learning or learning by indirect observation, and most express a preference for either learning about abstract concepts or learning about concrete experience. When these two dimensions are combined, the following learning styles are created.
Instructions: Fill out the following tables.
Interpretation: Add scores for 1a, 2d, 3b, and 4b. This is your Accommodator Score.
Add scores for 1b, 2a, 3d, and 4d. This is your Diverger Score.
Add scores for 1c, 2c, 3c, and 4a. This is your Converger Score.
Add scores for 1d, 2b, 3a, and 4c. This is your Assimilator Score.
While everyone uses each of the four styles at times, whichever score is higher is your preferred mode.