Discussion of Gilliland and Newman's "The Humm-Wadsworth Temperament Scale as an indicator of the 'problem' employee."

Abstract

"It is implied by Gilliland and Newman [see 28: 3350] that they used Humm's procedures in classifying their subjects according to 'risk'… but they do not appear to have done so, and… The only conclusion we are able to draw from this study is that it supports our own contention that over-simplified procedures are inadequate for appraising workers, but that it offers no evidence as to the effectiveness of the Humm-Wadsworth, properly used… ." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)