Theoretical Frameworks: The Myers Briggs Type Inventor
Background of Entrepreneur
Elizabeth Holmes was born in Washington, D.C. Her father worked for the USAID, and her mother worked on the staff of a congressional committee. In her early age, Elizabeth Holmes followed his father to move to China and spent her teenage years in China. While still in school, started a business selling C++ compilers to Chinese universities and companies. Soon after graduated from high school, Holmes entered Stanford University majoring Chemical Engineering. At her first year, she already joined researches alongside with PhD students in Stanford, and because of her Mandarin competencies, she was able to spend the summer at the Genome Institute in Singapore, working on tests for the SARS virus. In addition, her research …show more content…
The test result will consist of four dichotomies, first is attitude, whether someone is extraversion or introversion. Second is how someone take in information, whether using sensing or intuition. Third is based on how to make decision, whether it is based on logic (thinking) or more into feeling. The last is the reaction towards the surroundings, differ by judging or perceiving.
Belbin Self-Perception Inventory is a test to measure preference for nine team roles, including; planter, shaper, coordinator, resource investigator, monitor evaluator, team worker, implementer, completer, and specialist. The test assesses how an individual behaves in a team environment. Belbin himself asserts that the team roles are not equivalent to personality types like …show more content…
In general, a planter is the innovator whose characteristic are usually highly creative, imaginative, free thinking, solves difficult problems, clever and have a deep knowledge. Based on those characteristic, I believe that all of the characteristic would match to Elizabeth Holmes, as the fact, she is an innovator who built the Theranos. In addition, due to the typical problem in blood testing, she drives herself to solve the problem by applying her knowledge to create hand-held device for blood test, as well as using the microfluid technique for the blood
Elizabeth Holmes was born in Washington, D.C. Her father worked for the USAID, and her mother worked on the staff of a congressional committee. In her early age, Elizabeth Holmes followed his father to move to China and spent her teenage years in China. While still in school, started a business selling C++ compilers to Chinese universities and companies. Soon after graduated from high school, Holmes entered Stanford University majoring Chemical Engineering. At her first year, she already joined researches alongside with PhD students in Stanford, and because of her Mandarin competencies, she was able to spend the summer at the Genome Institute in Singapore, working on tests for the SARS virus. In addition, her research …show more content…
The test result will consist of four dichotomies, first is attitude, whether someone is extraversion or introversion. Second is how someone take in information, whether using sensing or intuition. Third is based on how to make decision, whether it is based on logic (thinking) or more into feeling. The last is the reaction towards the surroundings, differ by judging or perceiving.
Belbin Self-Perception Inventory is a test to measure preference for nine team roles, including; planter, shaper, coordinator, resource investigator, monitor evaluator, team worker, implementer, completer, and specialist. The test assesses how an individual behaves in a team environment. Belbin himself asserts that the team roles are not equivalent to personality types like …show more content…
In general, a planter is the innovator whose characteristic are usually highly creative, imaginative, free thinking, solves difficult problems, clever and have a deep knowledge. Based on those characteristic, I believe that all of the characteristic would match to Elizabeth Holmes, as the fact, she is an innovator who built the Theranos. In addition, due to the typical problem in blood testing, she drives herself to solve the problem by applying her knowledge to create hand-held device for blood test, as well as using the microfluid technique for the blood