Review of The work training and status of supervisors as reported by supervisors in industry

Abstract

Reviews the book, The work training and status of supervisors as reported by supervisors in industry by Bruce V. Moore, J. Ewing Kennedy, and George F. Castore (1946). This study presents the results of a questionnaire submitted to 873 supervisors in industries throughout Pennsylvania during the months of April and May of 1946. Men who were then currently employed as foremen were asked their opinions about their own jobs, foremen and supervisors in industry. Several interesting highlights stand out as a result of this study. In defining their job most of the supervisors considered that their prime responsibility was to show others how to do the work and secondly a knowledge of men and how to keep them loyal and working. The average amount of training received by the supervisors was less than one year and in no instance did a supervisor report that he felt he had had sufficient training for the job. Approximately 60% of the supervisors merely carry out orders for management and only 15% help make policies affecting their departments. Yet, despite this lack of authority, about 70% of these men prefer to consider themselves as a part of management. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)