Review of The development of executive talent

Abstract

Reviews the book, The development of executive talent edited by M. J. Dooher and Vivienne Marquis (see record 1953-03015-000 ). For anyone who wants to develop a centralized planned economy in the United States, this book will offer little of value for it is oriented to: "Management's role in the preservation of a free society is putting the real meaning of a free society to work within the organization for which each individual executive is responsible. The basic objective is the development of individuals...The basic purpose of management is absolutely consistent with that of a free society, and the individual manager's responsibility is to work that way." From this it should not be inferred that the book is either political or controversial. The main body of the book is divided into nine parts, consisting of 50 chapters, contributed by 44 authors from business and educational organizations. The subjects covered include: setting up the program-basic principles and practices; organization planning; putting the program into action; conference training methods; special approaches, techniques and programs; getting results from follow-up counseling; program evaluation; and trends in management development. In the final analysis, the book contains specific, practical guidance on all of the problems involved at every stage of planning and administration--from the analysis of needs, through the discovery of latent executive ability, to the inventorying, rating and development of executive skills. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)