Page No – 320-324
Sudha Banth and Pooja Singh
Panjab University, Chandigarh
The present study attempts towards comparing the 24 character strengths in
leaders in the Indian Army and the Civilian Sector. The middle rung army officers
were expected to score higher than the civilian managers on the character
strengths of bravery, creativity, perseverance, social intelligence, self regulation,
leadership and citizenship. The character strengths were measured using Valuesin-action Inventory of Strengths. The mean scores were calculated for all the 24
character strengths in army officers and civilian managers, respectively. t-ratios
were computed to identify the significant differences between the army officers
and civilian managers on the character strengths. The results revealed that both
army officers and civilian managers scored high in all the character strengths,
and there were significant differences among army officers and bank managers
on 14 out of the 24 character strengths that can be attributed to their disparate
work environments and organizational expectations. The results of the present
study can be used retrospectively for selection and training purposes in the
army and civilian sector