Selecting Managers for a Hazardous Environment

摘要: Following civilian disasters such as Piper Alpha, Hillsborough and King′s Cross, personnel professionals are rethinking the types of individuals needed to fill senior posts, considering demands responding a serious emergency. Presents results from project designed examine current selection, training assessment procedures for managers offshore oil gas installations in North Sea, with particular emphasis on their ability take command event incident. Personnel operations 38 exploration production companies UK were interviewed. Characteristics sought an installation manager leadership ability, communication skills, sound judgement, decisiveness stable disposition. Selection decisions based predominantly candidate′s previous performance, appraisal reports managerial recommendations rather than more formal methods interview panels, cen...