War Office Selection Boards

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military selection process
gptkbp:abbreviation WOSBs
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded post-World War II
gptkbp:established 1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label War Office Selection Boards
gptkbp:influenced modern assessment centres
gptkbp:influencedBy psychiatric assessment methods
gptkbp:location various sites in the UK
gptkbp:method interviews
psychological tests
group exercises
leaderless group tasks
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Tom_Main
gptkb:John_Bowlby
gptkb:Wilfred_Bion
Eric Wittkower
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:purpose selecting officer candidates
gptkbp:replacedBy traditional officer selection interviews
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AOSB
gptkb:British_Army_Officer_Selection_Board
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7