Employment psychology

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Identifikator:: 1028407564

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-47263

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Link, Henry Charles; Thorndike, Edward L. http://d-nb.info/gnd/118802127

Title:: Employment psychology

Place of publication:: New York

Publisher:: MacMillan

Year of publication:: 1924

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 440 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2018

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part I. Psychological tests

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172 EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGY development of vocational and educational work in indus tries. The vocational activity of an industry has two as pects—first, the selection of new candidates for the work for which by training and education they are best fitted; and second, the selection from new applicants and old employees of those who are to be given special training for certain kinds of work. The first phase is more strictly an employment activity, while the latter, although also a phase of employment, is more strictly an educational activity. Almost every industry of any importance has its own educational department or function. The work of this department varies with different organizations, but in general, it may include the following activities: First, an apprentice course in which boys are given a three or four year training in tool making, drafting, pattern mak ing, or some other trade, depending upon the particular kind of work which predominates in the industry. Sec ondly, training shops or vestibule schools, in which work ers are given a short course of training covering the immediate work to which they have been assigned. This work may be office or clerical work, salesmanship, as sembling, telephone-switchboard operating, bench work, machine operating, or any work which is characteristic of the particular industry. Thirdly, periodic classes in sub jects which are of general or particular interest and value to employees of the company. Classes in gardening, millinery, cooking, basket weaving, telegraphy, stenog raphy, English, mathematics, slide-rule reading, me chanical drawing, are characteristic of this phase of educational work. Fourthly, special “Training Courses like those now conducted by many of the railroads and larger industries which aim to give a small group of well'

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