[Review of Personnel administration and labor relations: A book of readings

Abstract

Reviews the books, "Personnel administration and labor relations: a book of readings," by H. G. Heneman, Jr. and J. G. Turnbull (Eds.; see record 1953-00689-000 ) and, "Readings in personnel administration," by P. Pigors and C. A. Myers (Eds.; see record 1953-00694-000 ). Both attempt to present selected readings dealing with the various aspects of the field, the former stressing the "practical operating problems that confront the personnel man, labor relations man, or union leader in everyday life" and the latter "the philosophy of personnel administration, its basic problems and limitations, as well as criticisms and doubts raised by union leaders." It would be impossible to rate one of these publications as better than the other; they are just different. Although both provide adequate coverage of the general field and have eight authors in common, there is no selection which appears in both. Both of these publications are worth being in the industrial psychologist's library. They have a double value--for what is in them and for what is not. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)