TY  - JOUR
AB  - The assessment centre method has received considerable historical
attention as an effective tool for management selection and development.
The method, originally developed by German psychologists, was used
extensively during World War II by the Office of Strategic Services.
Refinement of the method occurred at the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company during the mid‐1950s in the Management Progress Study
under the leadership of Dr Douglas W. Bray. The method found increased
acceptance due, in part, to court decisions finding it in compliance
with EEOC guidelines. The process used proposes to evaluate the relative
strength within an individual of up to ten personality traits using
exercises simulating job conditions and events. Studies performed years
after assessment show impressive figures regarding the method′s ability
to predict management success. Continuing research has shown a use for
this method at all levels within an organisation.
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
SN  - 0262-1711
DO  - 10.1108/02621719110003999
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02621719110003999
AU  - Munchus George
AU  - McArthur Barbara
PY  - 1991
Y1  - 1991/01/01
TI  - Revisiting the Historical Use of the Assessment Centre in
Management Selection and Development
T2  - Journal of Management Development
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 5
EP  - 13
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -