Assessment centres have been used extensively to select and develop personnel
for managerial and other positions. This paper describes an assessment centre
suitable for selecting team leaders, and addresses some of the issues in deter
mining standards for their performance. This assessment centre was the first
step in a program directed towards changing the role of supervisors from one
of directing staff responsible for production to one of emphasizing team pro
duction and team development.
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