The Supervisory Inventory: A forced choice measure of human relations attitude and technique

Abstract

Having human relations knowledge and skill for content, forced choice type items, and provisions for minimizing bias and fakability; the Supervisory Inventory was put to the test following its construction. The criteria used were ratings by supervisors of supervisors and productive characteristics. 131 supervisors were Ss in the constructive phase; 73 supervisors in a different plant participated in the validation. "Although further refinement and validation are necessary, the present validities obtained are very encouraging." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)