Linking management selection and development through stretch assignments
提出了一个框架，说明如何将管理发展考量融入选拔过程，利用工作学习研究中的发展性工作成分，通过发展挑战档案评估候选人在任务中可能经历的“拓展”程度，并讨论了在继任规划中加强发展重点的问题。
Abstract This article provides a framework and suggests strategies for incorporating management development considerations into selection processes. Components of developmental jobs which were derived from studies of on‐the‐job learning are described first. How various managerial jobs differ in terms of developmental components and learning outcomes is illustrated with data from the Developmental Challenge Profile. Next, how the developmental challenge framework can be used in a selection context to assess the type and degree of “stretch” a job candidate might experience in an assignment is examined. Additional issues to consider in providing developmental assignments to individuals and in enhancing the development emphasis of succession planning systems are discussed. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.