Psychological Assessment in the Workplace or Multilateral Institutions

Psychological Assessment in the Workplace: A Manager's Guide

Author: Barry Cripps

This book covers the assessment of people within the workplace. Written in jargon free language, it offers a guide to psychological assessment that can be used by managers in their everyday work. Each chapter will specifically cover an assessment practice and then explore the issues surrounding it, following this discussion with a case study. Ideas for test selection, guidance on assessment centre practice and illustrations of successfully worked exercises are also included.

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Multilateral Institutions: A Critical Introduction

Author: Morten Boas

In recent years, there has been a great deal of public attention and criticism of multilateral insitutions such as the World Bank, The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization. Their annual meetings are now events that hit the headlines of major newspapers all over the world. Yet there is still intense disagreement over what purpose they fulfill.

While politicians and the established business community argue that multilateral institutions are essential tools for eliminating poverty, activists and many NGOs regard them as a means of perpetuating and strengthening the global market at the expense of developing countries. However, neither of these viewpoints are necessarily based on a detailed understanding of the multilateral institutions themselves.

This book offers students, practitioners and activists a critical introduction to the major institutions that make up the multilateral development system. The mandate of these institutions defines them as technical and functional organizations. Bшеs and McNeil, however, convincingly demonstrate that they are political organizations and show how their programs have a significant impact on the domestic policies of the many countries in which they are involved.

Table of Contents:

	List of Tables
	Acknowledgments
	Abbreviations
	Multilateral Institutions: A Brief Guide
1	Introduction: A 'Critical Engagement' Approach to Multilateral Institutions	1
2	The Structural Design of Multilateral Institutions	16
3	The Changing Priorities of Multilateral Institutions: From Technical Aid to Good Governance	50
4	The Politics of Multilateral Institutions - Unpacking the Black Box	90
5	The Future of Multilateral Institutions	139
	Notes	160
	Internet Resources	168
	Bibliography	170
	Index	179