title: Selected topics in personnel selection: primarily in the early to mid-years of the 20th century.
abstract: A brief historical review is presented of the events in the USA relating to personnel selection in business and industry from 1903 to 2003. Emphasis is placed on the early periods of the century through the midyears. Involved in these events have been applied psychologists, the American Psychological Association, Government Agencies, Federal, Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court.
authors.affiliation: University of Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Merenda
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising / Q000266:history; D003132:Commerce / Q000266:history; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000266:history; D004651:Employment / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States