Review of Personnel management and industrial relations

Abstract

Reviews the book, Personnel management and industrial relations by Dale Yoder (1948). For readers familiar with the two previous editions it is sufficient to say that this latest edition maintains the same high quality and thoroughness but is larger, longer, and brought up to date. Addition of materials and developments from the war and post-war period has expanded the discussions on nearly all topics and particularly on selection, wage problems, stabilization of employment, personnel records, and the legal aspects of collective bargaining. When an established authority in the field sees fit to expand his treatment of certain areas it can be used as a rough indication of how the field itself is developing and what problems are receiving major attention. A few minor criticisms could be made, such as the rather poor selection of special ability tests listed as representative of the field (225 n), giving the title of Shartle's book as "Job Analysis" instead of "Occupational Information" (121 n), and stating that the G. I. Bill provides a maximum of three instead of four years of training (253 n). The only major weakness apparent to this reviewer was the rather casual treatment of supervision. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)