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Machine generated contents note: pt. I AC BEST PRACTICE -- ch. 1 Three Themes that Explain Our Passion for Assessment Centres as Tools for Talent Management / George C. Thornton III -- ch. 2 We're Doing Better than You Might Think: A Large-Scale Demonstration of Assessment Centre Convergent and Disc...

Contents note continued: ch. 9 Whiter than White? The Diversity Credentials of Assessment and Development Centres / Charles Woodruffe -- ch. 10 The Assessment of Managers: A Review and Integration of Assessment Center and Multisource Performance Rating Research and Practice / Sean P. Baldwin -- ch....

Contents note continued: ch. 15 Certifying Competencies of HR Managers with the Assessment Centre Method: Quality Assurance that HR Contributes to Corporate Objectives / R.K. Premarajan -- ch. 16 Pioneering Assessment Centers within Local Government in Sweden: Gothenburg's Search for Better Leaders...

Contents note continued: ch. 22 A Review of Recent International Surveys into Assessment Centre Practices / Nigel Povah -- ch. 23 Assessment Center Practices in South Africa, Western Europe, and North America / Diana E. Krause -- ch. 24 Assessment Center Adaptation and Implementation in Indonesia /...

Contents note continued: ch. 31 Assessment Centers in Israel: Some Practices and Perspectives / Soly Haboucha -- ch. 32 Assessment Centers in Organizational and Cultural Contexts:Evidence of the Versatility of a Proven Human Resource Intervention / Nigel Povah.