ABSTRACT
Concepts and patterns of work appear to be undergoing fundamental changes in our society. Dissatisfaction with work is purported to have increased in recent years, although comparative data appear to be lacking on this issue. In focusing on utilization of human resources, it is implied that work activities can be made more efficient and productive and that opportunities for personal fulfilment through work can be enhanced. Robert M. Gagné emphasizes the dependence of educational objectives on national and societal goals. Robert B. Miller outlines a technology of training as a basis for a taxonomy of training. E. A. Fleishman's work on measurement of psychomotor skills and physical fitness and proficiency over the past 15 years is well known. Selection, training and placement, the traditional areas of personnel research, are indispensable in large organizations but do not in themselves provide techniques for dealing with other major perennial work force problems.
