Employers need people who are both willing and able to think. The Business Attitude Inventory addresses the "willing" part. Specifically, the BAI measures the desire and intention to use one's critical thinking skills (such as they may be) to identify, interpret and resolve workplace problems and issues. BAI Specs

Results on the BAI provide prospective employers with important information about an applicant's critical thinking style, dependability, commitment, honesty, desire to work, willingness to learn, flexibility, sociability, and tolerance. For details on the BAI scales click here. The BAI is designed for the evaluation of the full spectrum of job candidates, from those applying for seasonal, temporary or part time positions to those seeking full time, long term or executive level positions. Naturally, it has many other business uses and educational uses as well. Qualified purchasers can preview the BAI by ordering a Specimen Kit.

To address the "able" part of "willing and able" see the BAI's companion tools, the Business Reasoning Test or the Business Critical Thinking Skills Test. With these very efficient and cost-effective tools an employer can upgrade the finalists pool of applicants for any job where being willing and able to think will add net positive return to the bottom line.

The BAI is intended for for use with the general population of adults, including high school graduates, community and technical college students, and undergraduates. The items on the BAI ask the test taker to agree or disagree with points of view framed as one sentence attitudinal comments.