Comparison of "real life" assessments of management potential with situational exercises, paper-and-pencil ability tests, and personality inventories.

In a 2-day assessment program evaluated the degree of active participation in the group situational exercises, and administrative and decision-making ability of 47 members of a large national marketing organization. Paper-and-pencil ability tests and personality inventories were less clearly related to assessments of managerial potential. Ratings of management potential developed from a careful review of company personnel records were as highly correlated with the assessment center data as were overall ratings from the 2-day program, except for ratings dealing with interpersonal behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)