Employment psychology

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Identifikator:: 826042163

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-35589

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Kolb, Georg Friedrich http://d-nb.info/gnd/118564765

Title:: Handbuch der vergleichenden Statistik- der Völkerzustands- und Staatenkunde

Edition:: 4. umgearb. Aufl.

Place of publication:: Leipzig

Publisher:: Felix

Year of publication:: 1865

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XX, 548 S.)

Collection:: Economics Books

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THE OBSERVATIONAL METHOD 237 view; but once established in a position, he may be a loud “knocker”, and his pushing may consist of trying to push other people “off the map”. Preferring to be led and wanting to lead are also two pretty and time-honored distinctions, and very valuable ones when properly made. However, there is nothing in a brief interview which will justify making such a distinction. And a man’s own word in this respect is the last thing to be trusted. Not many men will acknowledge that they prefer to be led, and that they are passive, or lack energy. Closely allied to these items are those given under the head of activity, namely, live wire, nervously quick, slow but steady, phlegmatic. These descriptions are very commonly applied in daily speech. But how is a live wire to be detected by mere ob servation? Because a man jerks out his words, bites his finger nails, keeps his hands and feet in constant motion, and gives many similar signs, it may be proper to call him a live wire or nervously quick. But the question which such nice phrases do not answer is: How does this life and nervous energy transform itself? Does it do work or does it only expend itself in motion? Is it constant or is it only flickering? Is it backed by ability, or is it only a man nerism, an eccentricity? The same thing may be said about the epithets slow but steady, and phlegmatic. An applicant may have a slow but steady way of answering questions and filling out an application form but he may be a live wire when it comes to planning a shop layout, or setting up an intricate machine. There are many workers who give the appearance of being very phlegmatic who produce an uncanny amount of work. The saying that still waters run deep applies to men in the employment office as well as elsewhere. The quality of being a good mixer is one which is most uncertain. Human relation

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