ABSTRACT
The twin theses of the Conference were the importance of using practice as a stimulus for the development of theory and the need to consider problems as unitary regardless of traditional academic boundaries. Both of these make great demands on the individual investigator. Gagne, Miller and Fleishman were concerned with fundamental aspects of human resource, notably in developing ability and monitoring performance. A successful, well planned education system is absolutely vital in utilization of human ability. The relevance of the taxonomic issue emerged again in Duncan's description of analytic techniques needed to devise a training programme. Manpower planning is a central component in the utilization field and Smith and Watson describe a significant contribution in a complex occupational setting. Inefficiency in terms of inadequate job performance was also considered. The major concern of the conference was to focus on human resource utilization and to examine some current attempts to come to terms with the problem.
