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A unique assessment center application with some unexpected by‐products
Author(s) -
Jaffee Cabot L.,
Thoresen Joseph D.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.3930120102
Subject(s) - collar , assessment center , blue collar , center (category theory) , position (finance) , work (physics) , operations management , business , computer science , psychology , engineering , applied psychology , chemistry , mechanical engineering , economics , labour economics , finance , crystallography
A small, highly automated chemical plant needed blue collar workers for seven‐man teams in an ‘enriched’ work environment: no foreman, 100% job rotation, and a rotating lead‐man position. A mini‐assessment center helped to identify the candidates to meet such unusual blue‐collar requirements.