Description: The theme permeating this book on assessment centers is "continuity and change", describing what has remained the same and what has changed in the 50-year history of the assessment center method. One of the important changes explored is the evolution of
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"Thorton and Rupp's current work demonstrated that the application of assessment centers has broadened considerably from their initial application as a tool for selecting managers and leaders....especially thorough in documenting the successful broadening of assessment centers to DACs. It is hard not to appreciate the care and conscientiousness the authors give to their subject."
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"This volume is an exceptionally clear, straightforward, yet thorough exposition of all the ins and outs of assessment center methods. It is meticulously grounded in wide ranging theory and research and very up-to-date....It brings together a host of information in a palatable way. It's an invaluable teaching and reference tool that professors, students, and practitioners will want to keep handy."
--Ann Howard
Development Dimensions International