The identification of traits related to managerial success.

To evaluate the effectiveness of a test battery in discriminating between successful and unsuccessful managers, a comprehensive battery was administered to 76 supervisors of an autonomous, medium-sized operating division. Results from the Guilford-Zimmerman Aptitude Survery, California Test of Mental Maturity, and Structured-Objective (S-O) Rorschach Test were related to ratings of overall performance, promotability, and versatility by peers and superiors. The test battery showed significant correlations with peer ratings in all three of these areas (.46-.68), but showed a significant correlation (.44) only with the supervisors' evaluation of versatility. The S-O Rorschach Test proved to be the most effective test in the battery. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)