Date of Award
7-1961
Degree Name
Master of Business Administration
Department
Business Administration
First Advisor
Dr. Gene S. Booker
Second Advisor
Dr. Fred V. Hartenstein
Third Advisor
Dr. Arnold Schneider
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Introduction
The purpose of this investigation is to show to what extent the selection of supervisors is still based on subjective opinion, and to what extent objective devices have been developed and have gained acceptance.
The collection of relevant data for this survey involves a search of the published literature in the field. In this work the terms first-line supervisor, foreman, and supervisor will be used interchangeably.
The writer's interest in the area of supervisory selection was aroused after reading several articles on the problem of selecting factory supervisors of the highest caliber as industry now realizes that the supervisory group, more than any other single group in industry, controls the key to greater productivity.1
This survey will. be limited to manufacturing industries in the United States.
Recommended Citation
Sutherland, Linford A., "A Survey of Current Techniques for Selecting First-Line Supervisors in Industry" (1961). Masters Theses. 4031.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4031