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Testing for Aptitude and Motivation in South African Industry: The Work of the National Institute for Personnel Research, 1946–1973

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2011

Stuart Coupe
Stuart Coupe
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STUART A. COUPE is a lecturer in the Department of Economic and Social History, University of Hull, UK.
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Abstract

The South African state maintained vigorous repressive legislation to destroy trade union activity among African workers after World War II. The genesis of industrial psychology, personnel research and personnel management is examined in this context. In particular, the article reveals tension between the recommendations of the National Institute for Personnel Research and the imperatives of apartheid.

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Business History Review , Volume 70 , Issue 1 , Spring 1996 , pp. 43 - 68
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Copyright © The President and Fellows of Harvard College 1996

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