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TMS Research & Insights

For four decades, TMS has been at the forefront of advancing team management practices. With a comprehensive database encompassing responses from over 683,000 individuals across 55 countries and 159 professions, TMS offers valuable insights into team dynamics and performance. Notably, the TMS Research Manual (5th Edition) provides an in-depth analysis of data collected from 202 countries, covering various industries and professions.

These resources are designed to support both the public and TMS Accredited Practitioners in developing high-performing teams and effective management strategies. For access to our research manuals or to discuss the extensive materials available, please contact us.

  • | 2018-08-15

    Research Manual 5th Edition - Profession Analysis

    Profession Analysis
    RM5 has a worldwide profession database of 295 professions in the Team Management Profile Questionnaire sample. The distinction of what is coded as a profession and what is not, is drawn from whether a specific qualification must be obtained for a person to hold that position, i.e., doctor, lawyer/solicitor, forensic scientist, fire-fighter, or boilermaker. Analyses are available for the 135 professions where there are 100 or more respondents. Some key points worthy of comment are:

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  • Work and Non-Work Study

    Introduction
    A large range of instrumentation is now being used in industry, commerce and government to assess personality, managerial style and to predict work behaviour. Many of these instruments were never designed for such a purpose. They are used because they are available, convenient and well marketed. However the results obtained and the feedback given have to be interpreted in the context of the use for which each instrument was initially designed. This section explains the difference between work specific and generalized instruments and outlines guidelines for their use in human resources.

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  • Temporal Stability of Psychometric Instruments

    One important measure of reliability for psychometric instruments is that of temporal stability, often known as 'test-retest'. For an instrument to be useful, it is important for it to have a reasonable level of temporal stability that can be related to the defining measures of the constructs.

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